If the hat fits...
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Even in Rome, winter days can get bitterly cold. At an outdoor audience in December 2005, Benedict stays warm with a camauro.
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Benedict was given another hat at the beginning of World Youth Day in Madrid on 18 August 2011. The Pontiff was apparently quite pleased with the gift. Protection from the sun is always welcome on hot summer days.
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Benedict XVI wearing a helmet from the Vatican fire brigade.
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“The hat suits you well.” General audience in St. Peter’s Square. Good headgear protects against the blazing Italian sun. In this instance, Benedict XVI wears a galero.
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Benedict XVI in Altötting on 11 September 2006. The Pope wars a fedora handed to him as a gift.
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During his visit to Mexico on 25 March 2011, Benedict XVI wore the traditional headgear of the country, causing quite a sensation.
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The classic white papal zucchetto.
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The Pope protects these pilgrims from the sun as they await the arrival of Benedict XVI in Luanda, Angola on 22 March 2009.
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Spanish headgear likewise provided a source of amusement.
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On holiday at Mount Blanc in a sporty baseball cap.
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Pope Benedict XVI tries on a police cap in Australia on 16 July 2008.
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Benedict XVI receives an Italian Bersaglieri hat as a gift at his general audience on 15 September 2010.
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When visitors came from the Pope’s homeland of Bavaria, hats decorated with the Gamsbart were a common sight.