Vatican observers mostly say yes. While some experts noted some Hollywood tweaks, such as the richer red of the cardinals’ ...

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 ...

Cardinal Patrick D'Rozario, retired archbishop of Dhaka, Bangladesh, (left, in white cassock), poses March 24, 2025., with ...