As white smoke emerged from the Sistine Chapel, two historic Roman tailoring houses have already prepared custom cassocks for the next pope.

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 ...

Raniero Mancinelli, an 86-year-old tailor from Rome, is preparing a cassock for the new pope, whose selection will take place during the conclave on 7th May. His workshop is located near St. Peter ...

Behind a time-worn wooden counter, surrounded by tall glass cases displaying all kinds of religious articles — cassocks, scarlet caps, skullcaps, embroidered chasubles, and pectoral crosses ...

The conclave that begins next Wednesday to elect a successor for Pope Francis is the first in 46½ years for which the Vatican hasn't ordered a set of cassocks for the new head of the Catholic ...

These Papal Tailors Aren't Expecting a Traditional Order for New Cassocks to Outfit the Next Pope ROME (AP) — Two papal tailors and no conclave orders. The conclave that begins next Wednesday to ...

ROME (AP) — Two papal tailors and no conclave orders. 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 ...