The beauty and solemnity of religious services are often enhanced by the attire of the clergy. These garments, known as liturgical vestments, are not simply decorative clothing. They are imbued with ...

In the lead-up to Pope Leo XIV’s election, there was much speculation about how the new pontiff would compare to his ...

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

The Solemnity of Corpus Christi, Feast of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, is one of the most important celebrations ...

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 ...

ROME (Reuters) - Raniero Mancinelli, tailor to the last three popes, is leaving nothing to chance as he prepares the white vestments that ... come to specialise in clerical attire.

The three vestments worn by Pope Francis during his visit to the Philippines from January 15 to 19, 2015 were made by seamstresses in Bulacan province.The vestm ...

When the Cathedral of Notre-Dame reopens this week, the clergy will be wearing new liturgical garb designed by Jean-Charles de Castelbajac. By Dana Thomas Reporting from Paris Five years after a ...