Donned in a red mozzetta and a stole over a white rochet and his new white cassock, Pope Leo’s clothes spoke volumes as each new Roman Pontiff gets to choose what they wear for that historic moment.

The new pope appeared on the Vatican balcony wearing the traditional papal garments: white cassock, short red cape, decorated red and gold stole, and golden cross hanging around his neck. Francis, on ...

Unlike Francis, who spurned much of the trappings of the papacy from the day he was elected in 2013, Prevost wore a traditional red papal garment over his white cassock as he first appeared as Leo ...

Unlike Pope Francis, who wore a simple white cassock, Pope Leo opted for the more traditional papal attire. So there he was, wearing a red mozzetta, with a papal stole, and, under that, a white ...

Papacy under Leo The new pope appeared on the Vatican balcony wearing the traditional papal garments: white cassock, short red cape, decorated red and gold stole, and golden cross hanging around his ...

He appeared in the same white cassock, red mozzetta, and papal stole combo worn by most modern popes but abandoned by his predecessor, the late Pope Francis.

Historic Papal Choice: Chicago's Cardinal Prevost becomes Pope Leo XIV, marking a new era for the Catholic Church. Who Is he and why was he chosen?

For centuries, newly elected popes have worn a white cassock (ankle-length clerical coat), white zucchetto (skull cap), red pellegrina (shoulder cover), red and golden stole, and a pectoral cross ...

The senior elector among the cardinal deacons, French Cardinal Dominique Mamberti, stepped out onto the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica to announce to the crowds in the square "Habemus Papam" ...

Bright red cassocks, Swiss Guards standing at attention, ancient Latin chants and oaths preceded the slamming shut of the Sistine Chapel doors to seal the cardinals off from the outside world.

On Feb. 6, Francis promoted him to the Order of Bishops and, according to Vatican News, Prevost was Cardinal-Bishop of the Suburbicarian Church of Albano until he was chosen to be the 267th pope.