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# “Three sets of papal outfits”
- URL: https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/the-pope-2429jsp/
- Published: 2005-04-17T23:04:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-04-17T11:52:25.000Z
- Author: Open democracy
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pope oufit

Three sets of papal outfits, Osservatore Romano/Reuters

Three sets of papal outfits of different sizes are pictured at the Vatican 18 April 2005\. The outfits wait in a room at the right of the Sistine Chapel where the newly elected pope will be dressed before appearing at the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica for his first “Urbi et Orbi” blessing.