The cincture is a cord or belt worn around the waist over the alb. It serves the practical purpose of securing the alb and also represents the virtues of chastity, purity, and self-control. The act of ...

The Rev. Frederick Keiser wears his alb and cincture during his ordination in Rome in December. The vestments were stolen recently. Courtesy of Fred and Linda Keiser If the person who broke into ...

Pope Benedict XVI and some 250 assisting bishops will wear red-silk vestments designed in Connecticut and stitched together in Holland during Thursday’s Mass at Nationals Park.

Alb: A long white linen vestment with sleeves, it symbolizes the purity of heart that the priest brings to the altar.

In preparation for Mass, priests make ready the sacred vessels, linens, and vestments that they use. Afterward, they take care to clean up. Every action they take, every word they say, stresses ...

His vestments included an alb, chasuble, stole and cincture Pell was been found guilty of five sexual offences against two 13-year-old boys committed in the sacristy of Melbourne's St Patrick's ...

Cotton: Versatility and Practicality. Cotton is another natural fabric widely used for making sacred vestments. Its fiber, obtained from the cotton plant, is soft, comfortable, and versatile.

An unhinged man wearing a purple priestly vestment robe and no pants was arrested over the weekend for vandalizing a Manhattan shrine to the first American Catholic saint, cops and witnesses say.