A woollen Y-shaped stoleStole A liturgical vestment consisting of a long narrow strip of coloured material, worn at the Eucharist and when administering other sacraments such as baptism. Colours vary according to the seasons and to the occasion. given by the PopePope Head of the medieval church in the West. Used as a title preceding the name of the Bishop of Rome, the head of the Roman Catholic Church to denote elevation to an archbishopric