Pope Leo XIV Blesses Pallium for New Archbishops on June 29 Feast
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Updated · Vatican News - English · Jun 29
Pope Leo XIV Blesses Pallium for New Archbishops on June 29 Feast
3 articles · Updated · Vatican News - English · Jun 29
Summary
At a June 29 Mass in St. Peter's Basilica, Pope Leo XIV blessed and imposed the pallium on new metropolitan archbishops during the Feast of Saints Peter and Paul.
In his homily, Leo urged the archbishops to be "Good Shepherds," saying the white wool bands symbolize taking the faithful onto their shoulders and spending energy, time and even life for them.
Peter and Paul were presented as twin models for that mission: Peter as a builder of unity despite failure and repentance, Paul as a persecutor transformed into a herald of peace and the Gospel.
The pope said their witness should guide Christians toward communion, truth and charity, and he also greeted a delegation from the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople.