The stole is a long, narrow band of fabric worn around the neck. It’s a vestment that denotes the clergy’s ordained status. Deacons wear it diagonally across the chest; priests and bishops wear it ...

COMMENTARY: Liturgical vestments like copes, chasubles and dalmatics are part of the beauty of the liturgy, alongside church ...

Clerical clothing commonly associated with the Christian religion includes vestments—liturgical garments ... the most familiar apparel used today by priests, bishops, and even popes originate.