“Communion Is Not Built by Clinging Rigidly” — Pope Leo XIV Defends Diversity at the Pallium Mass

The pope’s homily for 35 new archbishops was a defense of unity that makes room for difference. It came days before he marks America’s 250th from Rome and offers Mass for migrants on Lampedusa.

Pope Leo XIV places the pallium on the shoulders of a new metropolitan archbishop during the Mass for the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul at St. Peter’s Basilica on June 29, 2026.

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