Archbishop Ronald Hicks is returning to New York City with a sacred souvenir from a pilgrimage to Rome.
On Monday morning, Pope Leo XIV presented him with a special vestment to symbolize his role as a shepherd to millions of Catholics.
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Here’s what Archbishop Hicks received
On the day the Catholic Church celebrates two pillars of the faith, Saint Peter and Saint Paul, the pope imposed the pallium on 35 new metropolitan archbishops, including Hicks. The woolen collar, embroidered with six crosses, is an ancient symbol of authority and obligation.
“It says we have a certain responsibility for governance and administration and authority. All of those things come on our shoulders, and at the same time we’re called upon to be a shepherd, a pastor who really cares with a shepherd’s heart, for the ones we serve,” Hicks told CBS News New York’s Tony Aiello…