These are men carrying out what they view as an ancient function: electing a new Pope, now that the old one has died. They ...

The biretta, a square cap with three ridges or peaks on its upper surface, is worn by clerics of all grades from cardinals downwards. As with the zucchetto, the color designates the wearer's rank ...

Be warned: once you learn how to recognise him, you’ll start to see him everywhere! Most statues show a plain figure, holding a palm and cross, wearing a biretta hat, with five stars floating above ...

Sometimes, people will ask Cardinal Seán P. O'Malley why St. John's Seminary in Brighton exists. To the cardinal, this question reminds him of the people who asked Noah why he ...