Pope Francis to Bless Pallia at Mass on Sts. Peter and Paul’s Feast Day 

By Kristina Millare

Pope Francis will bless vestments known as "pallia" during Mass on the solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican on Saturday, June 29. Each blessed pallium — bands made of white wool adorned with six black silk crosses — will be placed on the shoulders of the 42 new metropolitan archbishops appointed during the last year, including two Americans.

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Archbishops wear the pallium they received from Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Basilica, June 29, 2014. | Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA