cassock

Example Sentences

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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

The cardinal - in red mozzetta and cassock - is shown blessing the body of the late Pope during the rite of the declaration of death.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 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

I open the door and find Master Crofts dressed in his thick wool cassock, but looking rather blue-lipped from the cold.

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone