When the newly elected Pope Leo XIV stepped out on the central loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica to greet the crowd, liturgical fashion aficionados around the globe noticed a change. (AP video shot by Dario Artale, Andrea Rosa and Trisha Thomas Production by Trisha Thomas)

Pope Leo XIV brings back traditional papal fashion to the Vatican following Pope Francis austerity

When the newly elected Pope Leo XIV stepped out on the central loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica to greet the crowd, liturgical fashion aficionados around the globe noticed a change. (AP video shot by Dario Artale, Andrea Rosa and Trisha Thomas Production by Trisha Thomas)