The first record of the ring’s use was on two letters of Clement IV in 1265 and 1266. It was used as a wax seal in private letters in place of the official lead seal used for solemn papal documents.

The pope's ring which bears the papal seal was annulled on Tuesday at the Vatican. The Holy See released footage of the ring being 'annulled' or marked in such a way that it cannot be used as a seal.

The endangered Saimaa ringed seal is an Ice Age relict living in the highly labyrinthine Lake Saimaa, Finland. The newly published work shows that although individual seals have greatly reduced ...

Vatican City, May 6, 2025 / 09:46 am. The papal fisherman’s ring and lead seal were nulled during the 12th general congregation of the College of Cardinals on Tuesday.