Right now, Omaha’s Archbishop Michael McGovern is in Rome. He was blessed by none other than Pope Leo XIV at St. Peter’s Basilica during a historic Mass.He is one of dozens of archbishops from around the world who took part in a special ceremony to receive his pallium Sunday morning.A pallium is an ancient tradition in the Roman Catholic Church. It’s a vestment that the Pope presents to archbishops, normally on the Feast of Saints Peter and Paul on June 29. The woolen pallium is symbolic of Jesus as the Good Shepherd, who carries a lamb on his shoulders. This ceremony is a special moment for McGovern personally, too: He and Pope Leo XIV are both from Chicago.
Right now, Omaha’s Archbishop Michael McGovern is in Rome. He was blessed by none other than Pope Leo XIV at St. Peter’s Basilica during a historic Mass.
He is one of dozens of archbishops from around the world who took part in a special ceremony to receive his pallium Sunday morning.
A pallium is an ancient tradition in the Roman Catholic Church. It’s a vestment that the Pope presents to archbishops, normally on the Feast of Saints Peter and Paul on June 29.
The woolen pallium is symbolic of Jesus as the Good Shepherd, who carries a lamb on his shoulders.
This ceremony is a special moment for McGovern personally, too: He and Pope Leo XIV are both from Chicago.