D611-VATICANO PAPA PALIO ARZOBISPOS

Pope Leo XIV on Sunday (June 29) imposed the pallium on 54 new metropolitan archbishops during the celebration of the mass for Saints Peter and Paul, patrons of Rome, at the Vatican.

The pallium, a woollen band that the pope bestowed upon the shoulders of metropolitans, "expresses the communion with the Bishop of Rome," Leo explained.

The United States was the most represented country among the new metropolitan archbishops, including Cardinal Robert McElroy of Washington.

During the service in St Peter's Basilica, the pontiff greeted the members of the Synod of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, reiterating his wishes for peace for the Ukrainian people.

The pope also offered his greetings to the delegation of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, part of the Eastern Orthodox Church, led by Metropolitan Emmanuel of Chalcedon.

At the end of the mass, Leo and Emmanuel descended to the crypt of the Basilica to pray at the tomb of St Peter, whom the pope is considered to be the successor of.

DESCRIPCIÓN DE IMÁGENES

VATICAN CITY (JUNE 29, 2025) (VATICAN MEDIA - Access all)

1. POPE LEO WALKING DOWN AISLE IN ST PETER’S BASILICA

2. TOP VIEW OF POPE WALKING TOWARDS ALTAR

3. POPE BOWING TO STATUE OF HOLY MARY ON ALTAR

4. MASS BEGINNING

5. (SOUNDBITE) (Italian) POPE LEO SAYING:

"Today we celebrate two brothers in faith, Peter and Paul, whom we recognise as pillars of the Church and venerate as patrons of the diocese and the city of Rome."

6. FAITHFUL MEMBERS LISTENING

7. (SOUNDBITE) (Italian) POPE LEO SAYING (BITE STARTS ON SHOT OF CLERGY MEMBERS LISTENING, CONTINUES ON SHOTS OF PALLIUMS AND PECTORAL CROSS):

"I greet the brother archbishops who today receive the pallium. My dearest, this sign, as it recalls the pastoral task entrusted to you, expresses the communion with the Bishop of Rome, so that in the unity of the Catholic faith, each of you may nourish it in the local churches entrusted to you."

8. CLERGY MEMBERS LISTENING

9. (SOUNDBITE) (Italian) POPE LEO SAYING:

"I would also like to greet the members of the synod of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church: thank you for your presence here and your pastoral zeal. May the Lord give peace to your people."

10. DEACONS TAKING PALLIUMS FROM ST PETER'S TOMB

11. VARIOUS OF DEACONS BRINGING PALLIUMS TO POPE

12. CEREMONY IN PROGRESS

13. ARCHBISHOPS QUEUING TO RECEIVE PALLIUM

14. POPE IMPOSING PALLIUM ON SOUTH AFRICAN CARDINAL, STEPHEN BRISLIN, AND U.S. CARDINAL, ROBERT WALTER MCELROY

15. POPE IMPOSING PALLIUM ON NEW METROPOLITAN ARCHBISHOPS

16. ARCHBISHOPS QUEUING TO RECEIVE PALLIUM

17. VARIOUS OF POPE IMPOSING PALLIUM ON NEW METROPOLITAN ARCHBISHOPS

18. CEREMONY IN PROGRESS

19. ARCHBISHOPS WEARING PALLIUM SINGING

20. MEMBERS OF UKRAINIAN GREEK CATHOLIC CHURCH SINGING

21. WOMAN PRAYING