Pope Francis, the pontiff whose acts of love and humility rippled through his papacy, was laid to rest in a service he ...

McInnis sat off-center on the 400-year-old Wainscot Chair, the ceremonial seat of the president that is ... Goff-Crews swept McInnis’ hair aside as Bekenstein laid the metal collar representing Yale’s ...

Members have a ceremonial role but also a protective one and, to an extent, they are mercenaries. They wear distinctive uniforms with feathered helmets, ruffled collars and puffed-out sleeves.

The Swiss Guards were founded by Pope Julius II in 1506. It is a military body made up of Swiss citizens, whose main task is ...

Pope Francis's funeral honored his legacy with symbolic items like his miter, crozier, rosary, fisherman's ring and more.

Apparently, the collection “blends punk, metal, and high-fashion aesthetics with unexpected touches that nod to Davis’s personal style.” On offer are a number of spiked collars, various graphic ...

Among the many traditions and rituals that come into play following the death of a pope, one that has once again garnered ...

A pensioner who was walking his dog was attacked by another dog walker and has been left with a fractured collar bone and facial injuries. The man, in his 70s, was injured in the attack on ...

embroidered sash and—hanging around his neck—three crescent-shaped ceremonial metal gorgets, reminiscent of European knightly armor. The Seminole regarded Osceola, Catlin recalled ...