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Photo Essay - The Vatican in Flux



Photo of a tailor cutting button holes into what will be a vestment for the Vatican's 265th pope.


Papal Vestments

Just off Piazza Minerva in central Rome, one can find Gammarelli, the tailor who attends to the clothing needs of cardinals, monsignors and the pope. Seamstresses, like the one pictured here, must help Gammarelli create the papal vestments to be worn by the new pope as he addresses the crowd in St. Peter's Square. The clothing the pope will wear, including the zucchetto (papal hat) is displayed in Gammarelli's shop window for passersby to admire.

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