In recent days, many have swung by central Rome’s famed tailors before the conclave to browse and buy refined clerical vestments that are hard to find elsewhere. The Gammarelli family – whose ...

It’s a busy time at Mancinelli Clergy, the iconic shop that embodies the history and tradition of ecclesiastical tailoring in ...

From there, the pieces are handcrafted and shipped across the nation — and even around the world. Some of CM Almy’s products have even been worn by Pope John Paul II. The comp ...

Tucked just behind the Pantheon is a tailor with a big claim: They dress the pope.

Clerical robe tailor Raniero Mancinelli works on a white papal cassock at his liturgical vestments shop near the Vatican, in Rome, Italy, April 29, 2025. REUTERS/ Guglielmo Mangiapane A photo of ...

The church officially recognizes St. Peter, the first pope, as the longest-serving, with at least 34 years. However, many ...

Following papal tradition, the Gammarelli family, tailors to the Vatican for over two centuries, prepares three robes in ...

The rules and rituals for the election of a new pope say that immediately after his election, he goes into the sacristy of ...

When Pope Leo XIV steps out for his official installation on Sunday, the vestments he wears will speak, at least in some way, for him and his papacy.

The tailors at Gammarelli craft white vestments, comprising a cassock ... began in 1798 among intense competition to outfit the Vatican clergy. Over the years, Gammarelli has earned its position ...