Archbishops wear the pallium they received from Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Basilica, June 29, 2014. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA
Vatican City, Jun 27, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA).
PopeLeoXIVonSundaywillblessandbestowthe“pallium”—awhitewoolenvestmentsymbolizingpastoralauthorityandunitywiththepope—on48newmetropolitanarchbishops,includingeightfromtheUnitedStates,inareturntoacustomchangedbyPopeFrancisin2015.
LeowillimposethepalliaataMassforthesolemnityofSts.PeterandPaulinSt.Peter’sBasilicaonJune29.
TheU.S.archbishopswhowillbeinRometoreceivethepalliumonJune29areRichardHenningofBoston,JeffreyGrobofMilwaukee,JoeSteveVásquezofGalveston-Houston,EdwardWeisenburgerofDetroit,RobertCaseyofCincinnati,MichaelMcGovernofOmaha,W.ShawnMcKnightofKansasCityinKansas,andCardinalRobertMcElroyofWashington.
ArchbishopRyanPagenteJimenezofAgaña,Guam(aU.S.territory),isalsoexpectedtobeimposedwiththepallium.
Thepalliumisanarrow,circularbandofwhitewoolwithpendantshangingdownthefrontandtheback.Itisadornedwithsixsmallblackcrossesandthree
