Papal regalia and insignia - Wikipedia
The papal pallium is wider and longer than the ordinary pallium, and has red crosses on it. On the Feast of Sts. Peter and Paul in 2014, Pope Francis returned to the use of the usual black …
What's the name for Pope Francis' hat? Papal vestments, explained
Sep 22, 2015 · These little beanie-looking caps are called zucchettos by the clergy (the Italian name for them), and the Pope is the only guy who gets to wear the white one. Red is reserved …
The Pope's Clothes, and What They Mean - Beliefnet
The papal mozzetta comes in five flavors—summer, which is made of red satin, winter, which is red velvet trimmed in white fur, red serge, which is worn during Masses for the dead, red...
Francis wears chasubles with Tarapacá deity - Tradition in Action
May 15, 2022 · In his visit to Chile in January 2018, Pope Francis wore chasubles of different colors but with the same design representing symbols of Chile. One of them was a figure of …
The Custom of Popes Buried in Red Vestments - Liturgical Arts …
Apr 13, 2022 · An ancient Byzantine custom, red is the color of mourning for deceased Popes. Indeed, the origin of red vestments for papal obsequies very likely stems from ancient Eastern …
The Origin and Symbolism of the Pope's Attire | EWTN
Since then all the Roman Pontifical manuals were to describe in ever greater detail that from the moment of his election the Pope put on vestments of two colours: red (cope, mozzetta, shoes); …
Inside Gammarelli: Tailors of the Popes
As the tenth consistory of Pope Francis, to be celebrated on December 7, approaches, the storefront of the most famous ecclesial tailor shop in Rome turns red. The location looks like a …
Papal fanon - Wikipedia
The fanon (old Germanic for cloth) is a vestment that around the 10th or 12th century became exclusively reserved for use by the pope during pontifical Mass. The Cardinal Patriarch of …
Where the Pope Gets His Socks - The New Yorker
Apr 12, 2018 · In the window hung a sumptuous red-and-gold silk damask chasuble, the outermost vestment a priest wears to Mass; a hat shaped like a Gothic window, worn by …
Why the pope wears red shoes - Aleteia
Apr 16, 2018 · Pope Francis chose to wear the red only indoors and opted for the black outdoor shoes he has always worn — and with which he arrived to the Vatican — as a sign of humility …