cassock
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Although Leo is more inscrutable than Francis, Catholics are beginning to get a better sense of the man beneath the cassock.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 27, 2025
On Wednesday, he wore a White Sox hat along with his traditional papal cassock while blessing newly married couples in St. Peter’s Square outside the Vatican.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 13, 2025
I suggested that she try to imagine something happening to the devil, perhaps his foot tripping over his cassock or something else.
From Scientific American • Jun. 5, 2023
“Lord have mercy,” the priest chanted as he blessed the bodies of fallen Russian soldiers with incense, his cassock buffeted by a freezing wind.
From New York Times • Feb. 15, 2023
Standing by the lectern to turn the pages of the missal was Robin in scarlet cassock and white linen cotta.
From "The Door in the Wall" by Marguerite de Angeli
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