Pope John Paul II during his visit to Maranello in 1988.

Lambs, decorated with flowers and ribbons (the first with a red and the latter with a white one) by Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth,…

The Week (in fact, Octave) of Prayers for the Unity of the Christians, with all indulgencies connected with it, was celebrated between Ascension and Pentecost…

Holy Father John Paul II in a a richly decorated Roman cope with his coat of arms during a solemn vespers closing the Second Extraordinary…

Camerino had been a popular winter headgear of the popes since the Middle Ages until the times of Benedict XIV who was said to be…

As T. Breza relates in his book on the Vatican of the last years of Pius XII’s pontificate, the pope at work was a completely…

Pope Francis with a new ferula during a Mass celebrated on the occasion of the All Saints’ Day.

A portrait photo of Holy Father John Paul II in a summer choir dress with the mozzetta with a cap and with a hand raised in…

Pope John XXIII in a winter choir dress.

Holy Father Pius XII wearing a zimarra and a tied sash with fringes.

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…

Pope Pius XII looking through a window in papal apartments.

Holy Father Pius X posing for a photo sitting on the throne in a summer choir dress and with his hand raised in the benediction…

A part of the body of blessed Pius IX buried in the Papal Basilica of St. Lawrence outside the Walls: we may marvel at red…

John Paul I in a choir dress with his Master of Ceremonies, mons. Virgilio Noè, on the day he was elected the bishop of Rome.…

“Regarding ecumenism: May the work of bringing together separated brothers proceed with much understanding, patience and great love, but without defecting from true Catholic doctrine.”…

If you are a pope, look like a pope! The personage of Saint Pius X is a decent example that the true humility and simplicity…

Holy Father Leo XIII during a ride in an open carriage.

Pope Leo XIII in tiara tied under the chin with a ribbon

A photo of John Paul II in a tabarro and a saturno during the first pilgrimage to Motherland in June 1979. And the shoes seem…

The earthly remainings of Holy Father Benedict XV are resting on the bier. According to the tradition,the pope’s body is dressed in pontifical vestments in…