Unto us a child is born

Holy Father Benedict XVI during the Holy Mass celebrated in the Basilica of St. Peter in the Vatican on the Nativity Night A.D. 2012. The photograph very clearly shows the details of the decoration of the fanon, with parallel, but unequal-width, white, gold, and amaranth stripes. It is also worth noting the papal amice, embroidered with a patterned motif.