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Nuns are having fun
Nun Day during Free Fair in Chicago in the sixties.
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Bp. Schneider
Bp. Athanasius Schneider O.R.C. during the censing of the altar during a High Pontifical Mass.
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Pius PP. XII
Holy Father Pius XII wearing a zimarra and a tied sash with fringes.
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Reductio ad pharisaeum seu haec et illa
“There is no love in you! You are like Pharisees!” – these callings have become such a permanent element of Internet discussions in the question…
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St. Jerome
A painting by Domenico Ghirlandaio presenting St. Jerome in the winter cappa magna with characteristic cuts on the sides which allowed to pull out hands…
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Chirotony
Holy Father John XXIII in the Sistine Chapel during conferring episcopal consecration to abp. Gabriel Coussa B.A., Greek Melkite titular archbishop of Hierapolis in Syria.…
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Canons of Santiago de Compostela
The canons of the Santiago de Compostela cathedral during solemn Vespers on the occasion of 800th anniversary of the consecration of the church. During major…
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Like a boss
Pope Benedict XVI in a summer choir dress and stylish sunglasses greeting the crowds gathered along his route on the day of his official visit…
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Little popes
As we mentioned before, in certain places in Spain there was a custom, according to which during plays young boys, usually altar boys or choristers,…
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Card. Mooney
Edward Cardinal Mooney, the archbishop of Detroit, in the winter cappa magna.
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Bp. Bacciarini
Bp. Stefano Aurelio Bacciarini S.d.C, since 2008 the Venerable, blessing the faithful gathered in front of the Capuchin monastery of Santa Maria del Bigorio (Switzerland)…
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Cerimonia del Capèl
The red galero, called by the locals el capèl, is a material symbol of the protection given to Brescia by its patron saints, Faustinus and…
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Fr. Pius
Father Pius from Pietrelcina O.F.M. Cap. When fulfilling the function of deacon during a High Mass celebrated by fr. Agostino from San Marco in Lamis,…
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Homage of card. Wyszyński
Stefan Cardinal Wyszynski in the summer cappa magna paid homage to the newly elected Pope John XXIII.
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Dom Kleiner
Father Sighard Kleiner O.Cist., the Abbot General of the Cisterian Order, in a solemn choir dress, namely white cappa magna.
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Tricorn
Jehan Georges Vibert (1840 – 1902) – A Fine Point, oil on board. The cardinal depicted in the picture, dressed in a cassock and mozzetta…
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Holy Communion
On the left pope Francis receiving Holy Communion from bp. Konrad Krajewski, consecrated at the Mass (17 IX 2013), whereas on the right pope John…
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Card. Lepicier
Alexius Cardinal Lepicier as the papal legate to Paris ceremonies related to St. Joan of Arc.
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Papa Pacelli
Pope Pius XII looking through a window in papal apartments.
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BENEDICTVS PP XVI
Ojciec Święty Benedykt XVI przewodniczący uroczystym nieszporom w Bazylice św. Piotra na Watykanie dnia 31 XII 2009 r. Papież zasiada na tronie Leona XIII, ubrany…
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Don Quixotes of post-conciliardom
Some time ago I coined the phrase that post-conciliardom is not a specified period of time but a state of mind. Other encounters with the…