biretta

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A photograph showed Bishop Joyce, in cassock and biretta, standing in front of a Christmas tree with children on each side.

From The New Yorker • Apr. 8, 2019

Dressed in a crimson cassock and a traditional biretta hat, the Cardinal gave an impassioned speech that the leaders of BPI hope will be a turning point for the historically divisive politics surrounding college-in-prison programs.

From Slate • Jan. 28, 2015

The reason the biretta is red is to symbolise each wearer's willingness to give their lives for the Catholic faith.

From BBC • Feb. 22, 2014

Benedict gave the new cardinals their ring and traditional red "biretta," or hat.

From Reuters • Nov. 24, 2012

He wore Spanish boots and a velvet biretta, all very gallant.

From Lucretia Borgia According to Original Documents and Correspondence of Her Day by Gregorovius, Ferdinand