Rome’s ecclesiastical tailors compete to dress next pope

Expectations are not only heating up in the Vatican this week about who will be the new pope but also regarding who will dress him after white smoke finally emits from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel. Raniero Mancinelli, 86, has personally handcrafted cassocks for three popes at his now famed shop, Mancinelli Clero, located The post Rome’s ecclesiastical tailors compete to dress next pope first appeared on Catholic Herald. The post Rome’s ecclesiastical tailors compete to dress next pope appeared first on Catholic Herald.