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The Art of Caring for the Pope’s Liturgy: How the Vestments for Pope Leo XIV’s Masses in France Were Made

Catholic IntelligenceUpdated 1 min read

Artisans, religious communities, and volunteers across France produced the vestments and liturgical objects for Pope Leo XIV’s upcoming visit to the country. The Pope is scheduled to arrive in France on Friday, September 25, 2026, to preside over Masses in Paris, Lourdes, and Metz.

The company Les Tissages de Charlieu donated the fabric and operated its looms continuously to produce 5,000 eco-friendly Jacquard stoles. These stoles are intended for the priests and deacons participating in the three papal Masses. Seamstresses at Tri d’Emma, a social integration workshop managed by the Emmaus Movement in Villerest, handled the cutting and sewing of the stoles. Following production, more than 120 volunteers in the Loire region performed large-scale ironing of the items from their homes.

Other groups contributed specific items for the celebrations. In Troyes, the Poor Clares made altar cloths for the Masses at Notre-Dame Cathedral and the Place de la Concorde in Paris. The production effort also included the creation of albs, crosses, and various other liturgical ornaments and furnishings.

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