We never imagined that the death of a pope and the election of his successor would generate so much design controversy. First, there was the issue of the kerning on Pope Francis's tomb. Now people are ...

As white smoke billowed from the Sistine Chapel's chimney and the bells of St. Peter’s Basilica rang out, Robert Francis Prevost, now known as Pope Leo XIV, was casting history in gold. The newly ...

Papal inauguration ceremonies have changed over the years. For centuries it also involved a “coronation,” which included placing the papal tiara on the new pope’s head. The last papal “coronation” was ...