Alb: A long white linen vestment with sleeves, it symbolizes the purity of heart that the priest brings to the altar.

Paul was the last pope actually to be crowned with the papal tiara, though its presence persisted on the coats of arms of John Paul I (who had foregone coronation) and John Paul II. By Benedict ...

The precious vestments, the solemn music, the scent of incense: Filippo Sorcinelli has been fascinated by the sacred since childhood. Thanks to his many talents, he has embraced every manifestation of ...

The other symbolically important moment of the Mass is the representational rite of obedience to Leo: Whereas in the past all cardinals would vow obedience to the new pope, more recent papal ...

While the tiara is still used as a symbol of the papacy on the coat of arms of the Holy See and of the Vatican City State, it hasn't featured on a pope's personal coat of arms since Pope Benedict ...

Pope Leo XIV, a Chicago native and the first American pope, wore a White Sox baseball cap during a public appearance at the ...

Over Leo’s first few weeks, the excitement grew among liturgical fashion-conscious Catholics as they noticed new additions to ...

Its central motif is in honor of St. Peter, considered the first Pope, and also a fisherman. It is part of the papal jewelry ritual that has sustained, long after the papal tiara was left behind ...

Pope Leo’s changes to the papal wardrobe considered a ‘return to form’ - Pope Leo XIV has made waves with some of his fashion ...

Some asked him to bless items they brought with them. Pope John XXIII receiving the papal tiara during his coronation in 1958.Credit...Keystone-France\Gamma-Rapho, via Getty Images In the book ...