US EditionPapal ring, insignia destroyed at cardinals’ final meeting
- On May 6, 2025, at the Vatican's New Synod Hall, the College of Cardinals nulled Pope Francis' papal fisherman's ring and lead seal.
- This nullification occurred during the 12th general congregation to prevent the future misuse of these items following the pope's death.
- Cardinal Kevin Farrell and the entire College of Cardinals witnessed the destruction, a tradition regulated by the apostolic constitution Universi Dominici Gregis.
- Vatican records show that the fisherman's ring has been in use since at least 1265, and although wax seals were replaced by stamps in 1842, every pope is presented with a distinctive ring upon beginning their papacy.
- This procedure, overseen by the camerlengo, is part of security measures including sealing the papal apartments until a new pontiff is elected.
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catholicworldreport.com
Catholic News AgencyCardinals witness destruction of Pope Francis’ ring, seal
The papal fisherman’s ring and lead seal are nulled during the 12th general congregation of the College of Cardinals on Tuesday, May 6, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, May 6, 2025 / 09:46 am (CNA). The papal fisherman’s ring and lea... [...]
National Catholic Register
ACI AfricaCardinals Witness Destruction of Pope Francis’ Ring, Seal
Vatican Media The papal fisherman’s ring and lead seal are nulled during the 12th general congregation of the College of Cardinals on Tuesday, May 6, 2025. The fisherman’s ring is one of several rings typically worn by the Roman pontiff.
The conclave begins under the sign of the continuity of the papacy of Francis
A woman symbolically put an end to the pontificate of Francis. The ring of the Argentine Pope and the official seals were broken yesterday by a Roman craftsman, commissioned by the Camarlengo, Monsignor Kevin Farrell. This is also how the new stage of the Church opens in a formal way: the election of the new pontiff.
Papal ring, insignia destroyed at cardinals' final meeting - Biweekly Newspaper for the Diocese of Richmond %
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — On the eve of the conclave that will decide the next pontiff, the ring and lead seal of the late Pope Francis were destroyed in the presence of members of the College of Cardinals in the Vatican’s New Synod Hall. In a video released by the Vatican May 6, an unidentified woman scratched a cross on the papal ring, known as the fisherman’s ring, as well as on a lead seal bearing the papal insignia used to mark Pope Francis’ let…
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