The conclave that begins next Wednesday to elect a successor for Pope Francis is the first in 46 ½ years for which the Vatican hasn't ordered a new cassock for the new head of the Catholic Church.

Cardinals from around the world are gathering here, ... A white cassock, a red or white mozzetta and a skullcap or zucchetto are the basic garments that the incoming pope may choose.

The cassock is fastened by silk buttons and worn with a silk brocade sash with gold fringe. All popes, until Francis, had this sash later embroidered with his papal seal.

The cassock is fastened by silk buttons and worn with a silk brocade sash with gold fringe. All popes, until Francis, had this sash later embroidered with his papal seal.

The conclave that begins next Wednesday to elect a successor for Pope Francis is the first in 46 ½ years for which the Vatican hasn’t ordered a set of cassocks for the new head of the Catholic ...

The cassock is fastened by silk buttons and worn with a silk brocade sash with gold fringe. ... They had considered Argentine Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio a candidate in 2005 ...

They had considered Argentine Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio a candidate in 2005 (when Benedict XVI was elected) but not in 2013, when Bergoglio became the church’s first Latin American pope.

These papal tailors aren't expecting a traditional order for new cassocks to outfit the next pope. The conclave that begins next Wednesday to elect a successor for Pope Francis is the first in 46 ...

They had considered Argentine Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio a candidate in 2005 (when Benedict XVI was elected) but not in 2013, when Bergoglio became the church’s first Latin American pope.