In the One, We Are One – and images underscore how for him, “promoting unity and communion is fundamental.” Local parishes ...

The shield, in heraldic terms, represents faith. An open book, which signifies scholarship and the Old and New Testaments, has the Hebrew character "aleph" and the Greek character "omega" on its pages ...

According to Vatican News, Pope Leo XIV's coat of arms is intended to reflect his Augustinian roots and the values he seeks ...

The heraldic design of Leo’s papal coat of arms features a fleur-de-lis on a blue background, symbolizing the Virgin Mary, ...

Still, the basics of heraldry remained surprisingly close to its origin. In its simplest form, a graphic sign constituting a coat of arms consists of a plain shield with an emblem on it. An example of ...

This is a set of stained glass windows that depicts the shields of various families that the Tempests (owners of Bolling Hall) considered important. Some of these shields are of families that the ...

In the west cloister of Westminster Abbey is a marble tablet near the grave of Peter Mason. The tablet has lost its heraldic shield. The inscription reads: Underneath resteth from his labour Peter ...

The Vatican has released Pope Leo XIV’s signature, which includes the traditional “P.P.” (“Pastor Pastorum”) notation not ...