Julia Christine Botin

Pope Francis' Fisherman's Ring and lead seal made void ahead of conclave

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<div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/0zE6zZqHCYM?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><div><br/></div><p>Pope Francis&#x27; &#x27;&#x27;Fisherman&#x27;s Ring&#x27;&#x27; and lead seal, used in his lifetime to seal documents, were made void on Tuesday. </p><p>As 1.4-billion-member Church transitions from one pope to another following Francis&#x27; death, a number of ancient rituals are set in motion including the breaking of his ring and seal so they cannot be used by anyone else.</p><p>The ring is known as the &quot;Fisherman&#x27;s Ring,&quot; because it depicts St Peter, the first pope, casting a net into the sea.</p><p>The voiding the ring and seal happened during cardinals&#x27; general congregation, on the eve of conclave to elect a new pope.</p><p><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/world/2025/5/7/vatican-readies-for-conclave-lockdown-0937">The Conclave will begin on Wednesday </a>in the Sistine Chapel, where only about 133 cardinals who are under the age of 80 will be allowed to enter to vote for the next leader of the 1.4 billion-strong Catholic Church.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/movies-series/2025/5/7/filipino-in-rome-portrayed-a-cardinal-in-controversial-film-as-real-life-conclave-begins-1011">Meet the Filipino who portrayed a cardinal in movie &#x27;Conclave&#x27;</a><br/><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/world/2025/5/6/cardinals-arrive-at-vatican-for-congregation-meeting-before-conclave-1703">Cardinals arrive at Vatican for congregation meeting before conclave</a></div><div><em>(Production: Oriana Boselli)</em></div>

<p>Pope Francis' ''Fisherman's Ring'' and lead seal, used in his lifetime to seal documents, were made void on Tuesday. </p>

Pope Francis' ''Fisherman's Ring'' and lead seal, used in his lifetime to seal documents, were made void on Tuesday.

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Pope Francis' Fisherman's Ring and lead seal made void ahead of conclave

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Published May 07, 2025 12:07 PM PHT

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Updated May 07, 2025 12:11 PM PHT

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