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„Franciscan” chasuble of Pope Pius XI: supplement – Polish thread

Die 12 iunii Anno Domini 2024S. Joannis a S. Facundo Confessoris Having already published an article about the „Franciscan” chasuble of Pope Pius XI, we discovered that the chasuble, along with other elements of liturgical garment, was occasionally displayed in Poland in 2016. This was during the Lux in Oriente […]

What might Paul VI’s Papal Tiara have looked like?

Die 11 ianuarii Anno Domini 2024 Sancti Hygini Papæ et Martyris Sexta die infra Octavam Epiphaniæ The last crowned pope was Paul VI. The liturgy took place in St. Peter’s Square on June 30, 1963 was unique not only because of the place of its celebration and the simplifications introduced […]

The Rite of Papal Coronation

Die 14 octobris Anno Domini 2023 Sancti Callisti Papæ et Martyris The papal coronation is one of the most expressive acts of each new pontificate. This tradition continued uninterrupted for over one millennium [1]. It was always a momentous event not only for the City and the world, but above […]

What is the Papal Chapel (Cappella Papale)?

Die 19 septembris anno Domini 2023 Sancti Januarii Episcopi et Sociorum Martyrum It is a truism that over time certain practices or concepts become incomprehensible or practically forgotten. At most, their use may evoke certain associations, otherwise appropriate, but without a genuine understanding of them. This is the case with […]

Initium novum

Caeremoniale Romanum was founded in 2010. It had more or less intense manifestations of activity. After a period of stagnation of several years, it came back to life at the end of 2022. The revitalising impulse was the dies natalis of Pope Benedict XVI, whose thought and attitude were also […]