The Pope wears a zucchetto, while the rabbi wears a yarmulke. They may be indistinguishable hats, but the names are different.
The pope does not wear a yamaka, he wears a white zucchetto. A Zucchetto is a small round skullcape worn by all prelates in the Catholic Church; white for the pope, red for cardinals, purpose for bishops, and black for abbots. Other priests may also wear a black zucchetto.
Roman Catholic AnswerI'm going to step out on a limb here and assume that you're asking if Catholics wear skull caps. The answer is yes, for priests and bishops. It is called a zucchetto, a small round skullcap and it is different colors depending on who is wearing it: The Holy Father wears a white zucchetto, Cardinals wear a red zucchetto, and there is a ceremony when the Holy Father creates Cardinal in which he personally gives them their zucchetto. Purple is for bishops and some Monsignors, and black is for abbots (the ruler of a monastery), although I have seen some priests wearing a black zucchetto as well.
A priests skull cap is called a "Zuchetto". Another name for it is a "Callote". Ref: www.myfreedictionary.com
Some priests choose to wear the black zucchetto, bishops wear a fuchsia(pinkish purple) one, cardinals wear a red one. And finally the pope wears a white one. Note: Some religious orders wear one,also only men can wear it. Did you know at the Institute of Christ the King the clerics there either wear a black one or a light blue one?
The zucchetto is removed at the commencement of the Preface and replaced at the conclusion of the Communion.
The tall and pointed head gear is called a mitre while the small 'beanie-like' cap he wears on the back of his head is called a zucchetto.
The Pope's ordinary clothing is a white cassock with attached pellegrina, a fringed white fascia belt, red papal shoes, and a white zucchetto. The Pope wears several additional ornaments for formal occasions such as the triregnum crown.
They don't, Catholic Cardinals wear a cardinal red zucchetto - which looks an awful lot like a "skull cap" but isn't. Actually, all clerics may wear a zucchetto, priests wear black, bishops wear purple or violet, Cardinals wear red, and the Holy Father wears white.
Popes customarily wear a white zucchetto and that included Pope John XXIII.
A Catholic Archbishop wears exactly the same thing as a Bishop, his house/street cassock would be black with purple piping and his choir cassock would be purple. His zucchetto would be purple as well.
Biretta or, in some rare cases, a zucchetto may be worn. However, the zucchetto is more commonly worn by a bishop or cardinal.