The hand carved ring, is typically made of solid gold with an estimated value of almost $600,000 is created anew for each Pope.

In images he can often be seen wearing another ring, a rather simple silver cross. The choices Pope Leo XIV makes about his own Fisherman’s Ring—solid gold? New or recycled?

Each pope gets a custom ring engraved with his name and a fisherman design, a reference to Peter’s call to be a “fisher of men” (Matthew 4:19). The style of the ring changes with each pope.

As tradition dictates, the late pontiff’s signet ring will be destroyed — or defaced, at least — within the walls of the Vatican following his death on Easter Monday.

The Fisherman's Ring is traditionally made of gold, but it can also be made of gold-plated silver. For example, while Pope Benedict XVI’s ring was made of solid gold, Pope Francis chose a ring ...

The Fisherman's Ring is traditionally crafted from gold, but the ring given to Francis was made of gold-plated silver and designed by goldsmith Enrico Manfrini.

The hand carved ring, is typically made of solid gold with an estimated value of almost $600,000 is created anew for each Pope.

As tradition dictates, the late pontiff’s signet ring will be destroyed — or defaced, at least — within the walls of the Vatican following his death on Easter Monday.

The hand carved ring, is typically made of solid gold with an estimated value of almost $600,000 is created anew for each Pope.

The hand carved ring, is typically made of solid gold with an estimated value of almost $600,000 is created anew for each Pope. Its central motif is in honor of St. Peter, considered the first Pope, ...