When Francis emerged on the St. Peter’s balcony in 2013, he opted for all-white vestments—indicative of his career-defining humility—before donning the stole. Leo, like Pope Benedict XVI and ...

Newly elected Pope Benedict XVI has asked the world to pray for him ... Clad in white papal vestments and a short red cape, the 78-year-old then delivered his first blessing to the city of Rome ...

Pope Francis joined tens of thousands of faithful in bidding farewell to Benedict XVI at a rare requiem Mass ... Wearing the crimson vestments typical of papal funerals, Francis opened the service ...

In recent days, many have swung by central Rome’s famed tailors before the conclave to browse and buy refined clerical vestments ... a cheap light wool. Pope Benedict XVI used more elegant ...

As the papal conclave ends with the emergence of white smoke from the Sistine Chapel to signify the selection of a new pope, tailors are creating the papal vestments — the pope's official attire.

As the papal conclave ends with the emergence of white smoke from the Sistine Chapel to signify the selection of a new pope, tailors are creating the papal vestments — the pope's official attire.