They dress the pope. Since its origin of 1798—under the pontificate of Pius VI—the family-run Gammarelli has been responsible for the wardrobes of the Vatican’s most powerful figures. It's a ...

The earthly remains of most of history’s 266 popes (plus some European royals) are buried in Rome—in dozens of catacombs and cemeteries in, under, and around the city. Remains of a sprawling ...

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

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

open image in gallery The "Room of Tears", a small room next to the Sistine Chapel, with the vestments of the next Pope displayed in three different sizes (VATICAN MEDIA/AFP via Getty Imag ...

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

The White House then reposted it on its official X account. The image shows an unsmiling Trump seated in an ornate chair, dressed in white papal vestments and headdress, with right forefinger raised.

Indiana clergy continue to denounce Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith’s statements about the Three-Fifths Compromise and call on the governor to take a stronger stand. They say Gov. Mike Braun’s ...

the so-called "pope of the poor" had excoriated the clergy for putting themselves above the flock and becoming smitten by symbols of power. In a speech to a church synod in October 2023, he called it ...

Throughout his papacy, the so-called “pope of the poor” had excoriated the clergy for putting themselves ... to see young priests buying lace vestments from Rome tailors.