Ecclesiastical ring the new pope. The pope's ring is not to be confused with the papal seal, which is what the pope uses to seal documents. The Fisherman's Ring is no longer used to seal anything. Except Pope Benedict XVI, who chose to wear his at all times, the ring had not been seen being publicly worn by a pope since the papacy of Pope Pius XII, who refrained from wearing it once his election ceremonies had been concluded. A collection of rings belonging to the popes of the past is exhibited in a glass case in a room within the papal
Theobald Piscatory he went to the royal palace several times and insisted that Otto not renege on his promises. After a short and fruitless attempt at rapprochement with the British ambassador Edmund Lyons, Piscatory followed a policy of actively supporting Kolettis' government from its formation onward and managed to effectively counterbalance British influence. Piscatory continued to satisfy his government and was made a peer of France on 21 July 1846 and a commander of the Légion d'honneur on 31 August 1846—a year in which French influence in Greece gave rise to the new and powerful instrument thanks to Piscatory's efforts and those