Holy Father John Paul II in the papal tabarro.

Presentation of the tiara, a gift of the faithful of the diocese of Milan, to Pope Pius XI. The Sistine Chapel, 1923.

His Holiness Pope Pius IX (Giovanni Maria Mastai Ferretti) in the winter choir dress.

His Holiness John XXIII in a white, Paschal choir dress: in the stole of Leo XIII and in a damask mozzetta, but unfortunately without an…

His Holiness Pope Pius XII, 259th Successor of St. Peter, at the time of prayer in the Vatican Basilica.

Holy Father Pius X, pope from August 4, 1903 to August 20, 1914. The abbreviation P•O•M visible under his name means Pontifex Optimus Maximus (Priest…

Pius XI, giving his blessing during the inauguration of the new headquarters of the Pontifical Athenaeum De Propaganda Fide. Next to the pope is standing the…

Holy Father John Paul II in the former papal mantum at the closing of the Holy Door of the Vatican Basilica at the end of…

Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain and her husband Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, during an audience with John XXIII in the Small Throne Room of…

Leo XIII in his office. We would like to draw your attention to the canopy above the desk of the Holy Father.

Holy Father John Paul I on his election day. In the photo it is clearly visible the watered silk cassock and the sash with gold…

Solemn papal blessing given by Pope Pius IX from the loggia of Saint Peter’s Basilica. The huge drape shrouding the Benediction Balcony draws attention.

Sala del Tronetto, or the little throne room, in the Apostolic Palace on the Vatican.

If you are pope, sit like a pope!  :)

Venerable Servant of God Pius XII.

Holy Father John XXIII. It seems to be the last photo of this kind, where the pope posed at the sedia gestatoria in a mantum…

Holy Father Paul VI in a winter choir dress and in a stole with his papal coat of arms and figures of four saints related…

Holy Father John XXIII in a Paschal choir dress: white slippers, stole and mozzetta. Only camerino, practically unused by his predecessors, remained in its usual…

John XXIII during the visit to the Roman Parish of Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament and the Canadian Martyrs.

Is the snow or the frost – choir dress must be :)