It is a wide-sleeved tunic, and like the chasuble, its color changes based on the liturgical calendar. It’s a sign of the deacon’s service and their role within the church. The cope is a large, ...

In his homily for the closing ceremonies of the congress, themed, ‘Without Sundays, We Cannot Live,’ the Holy Father told the crowd of 200,000 that, "We need this Bread in order to cope with ...