Now, as tradition dictates, the late pontiff's signet ring will be destroyed ... It was made from gold-plated silver, rather than pure gold. The ring's fate following the conclave, like many ...

The Vatican is a place where every gesture, every symbol, and every tradition is of considerable importance. Among the most ...

Signet rings were worn on the little finger of the left hand and were used to mark the users initials on wax seals.Nearly two hundred years after Shakespeare's death, the gold, 16th-century ...