Papal tailors haven’t received traditional order for new pope’s garments

It has being described in the Italian media as “the great papal cassock race”.

As cardinals prepare to choose a new Catholic pope, neither of the two best-known clerical tailors in Rome have received orders for his garments.

Normally, the Vatican requests three cassocks for the new leader – a small, medium, and large – to cover all possible heights and girths.

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