Formerly, the coronation or enthronement ceremony included crowning the pope with the papal tiara or "triregnum," a golden crown composed of three overlapping crowns, a symbol of spiritual, temporal and supreme power. The last pontiff to wear it was Pope Paul VI in 1963, after which he decided he would give up its use, though he left it to his successors to reintroduce it. Today, Paul VI's tiara is kept at the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C. The papal tiara is made of gold, decorated with sacred images and precious stones. Pope Leo XIV will be crowned with the mitre instead of the tri-regnum.
The second item he will receive is the pallium, a strip of white wool with five red embroidered crosses, a symbol of pastoral mission and communion with the universal church: the pallium is woven by the Benedictine nuns of Santa Cecilia in Urbe in Trastevere, Rome. It is made from the wool of two lambs from Trappist monks, and the Pope would bless the lambs on Jan. 21, the feast of St. Agnes. The pallium is fastened with three pins resembling the nails of the cross, and is worn on the shoulders. All the Archbishops are given one to use when they celebrate Mass, and the crosses are in black. The fisherman's ring represents the link with St. Peter and the Pope's apostolic mission. The ring is made of pure gold, engraved with St. Peter's boat surrounded by the new pope's name. The ring was formerly used as a seal for papal documents, the ring is now a symbol that is broken, destroyed or cancelled upon the pontiff's death. A week later, on Sunday, May 25, at 5 p.m., Leo will take possession of the Roman "cathedra" (bishop's chair) at the Lateran Basilica. The ceremony will formally complete the beginning of his papacy, symbolically reaffirming the bond between the Pope and the Diocese of Rome.
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