vestments

The vestments, by Lebanese designer Maged Bou Tanous, were made for Pope Francis when he celebrates Mass Dec. 3, 2021, in Nicosia, Cyprus.

When Pope Benedict XVI’s custom-made red leather loafers became a signature part of his wardrobe after his election in 2005, Newsweek labeled him “a religious-fashion icon” and Esquire named him “Accessorizer of the Year.”

The Diocese of St. Cloud has begun the process of acquiring a new set of vestments for diocesan liturgies. Among the occasions for which these vestments are used are ordinations and the Chrism Mass, where the oils for baptism, confirmation, ordination and anointing of the sick are blessed.

Brother Sebastian Goldade’s hands are steady as he lines up a Lenten liturgical vestment on one of his workshop’s six sewing machines at Christ the King […]