Catholic nuns in Sri Lanka are upset over a recent order from Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith banning girls from being altar servers ...

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Vatican observers mostly say yes. While some experts noted some Hollywood tweaks, such as the richer red of the cardinals’ cassocks, “ I think it’s got a lot of the details right,” said ...

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The pope’s body is dressed in a white cassock and brought to the pope’s private chapel. The cardinal chamberlain, camerlengo in Italian, is a position now held by Cardinal Kevin Joseph Farrell ...

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The new pope then changes into his white cassock, and one by one the red-clad cardinals approach to swear their obedience. The Pope's pneumonia found in both lungs, Vatican says The new pope will ...

Once the smoke clears, the college dean, Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, asks the chosen successor if they want to wear the cassock. Once – if – they say yes, the new pontiff is dressed in ...

Assuming they say, 'I accept', the cardinal will then be asked by what name they wish to be known. The new pope will then be given their iconic white cassock, before each cardinal approaches him ...

The pontiff's body, in a simple white cassock, is taken to his private chapel ... which power is temporarily vested in the College of Cardinals – although any major decisions will be delayed ...

The newly elected pope dons his papal white cassock and receives the cardinals' oaths of allegiance individually. Before the new pope steps onto the balcony, the protodeacon, French Cardinal Jean ...