To kiss the ring on the pope’s hand or not to - that ... One Twitter user recalled that when he visited Pope John Paul with a group of 50 people they were told specifically not to kneel or ...

The Catholic Church is almost 2,000 years old, and over the centuries, the protocol for papal funerals has been codified and ...

Vatican spokesman Federico Lombardi was quoted in a section of the media, saying the gold plated silver ring was modelled on one designed for Pope Paul VI by Italian sculptor Enrico Manfrini ...

Named to lead New York's vast Catholic diocese, Edward Egan was elevated to cardinal by Pope John Paul II in 2001. Look back ...