Most often the pope wears his white zucchetto (skullcap), reserving the mitre (a tall pointed bishop’s hat) for big religious events. Benedict wore hats of all shapes and sizes, including papal ...

The purple zucchetto Lenny wears in this flashback doesn’t just mean that he has a flair for color. Purple is the color worn by bishops, so this scene took place some time when the Young Pope ...

The zucchetto was sold by Frederik Jamees, an auctioneer who specialises in devotional items, slot and vending machines, according to his biography on the Catawiki website. The zucchetto sold for half ...

Or whatever that is on his head. What he’s wearing is actually called a zucchetto —that’s Italian for “small gourd.” If you’ve been wondering about it, you’re not the only one.

As for that zucchetto? The ceremonial head covering is an important piece of the clerical uniform —and only the Pope is allowed to wear the white version. Watch the video above.

A skullcap, or zucchetto, worn by Pope Francis in 2014 is currently up for sale by Europe’s fastest-growing online auction house Catawiki, which expects to net around $35,000 and to donate a ...

He reached out, took the zucchetto, and placed his own into my hands. When the world learned of Pope Francis’ passing, a quiet grief swept through the Philippines.

Sky Logistics is the ground handler for Philippine Airlines, which flew the Holy Father to Tacloban City and back to Manila. At Villamor Air Base after the pope returned from Leyte, Lim was able to ...