Boston Archbishop received vestment blessed by Pope Leo in a Rome ceremony
'By the gift of this stole placed within the tomb of Peter, Pope Leo links my ministry in Boston to his own and to the communion of the Catholic Church across the world,' Henning said in a statement to the Globe.
'He spoke today about the character of that communion, a unity that does not diminish our individual freedom, dignity, or diversity,' he said. 'Communion in the Lord ever makes us more, not less - as individuals and as a community.'
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Henning said the imagery of the stole reminds him of the biblical reference of the Good Shepherd, who cares for the flock and seeks out the lost sheep.
'I will return from Rome renewed and determined to live up to that charge in serving the Church of Boston. The Catholics of the Archdiocese of Boston are in my heart and in my prayers,' Henning said.
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In Latin, pallium means 'mantle' or 'cloak.'
The practice is centuries-old, and it focuses on bringing unity between metropolitan archbishops and the pope.
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He is the tenth bishop and seventh archbishop of the Archdiocese of Boston.
The Sunday ceremony marked Henning's first interaction with the new pope, a Chicago native, born as Robert Prevost, who became the first pope from the United States.
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Other US archbishops who received the pallium on Sunday were from
the archdioceses of Washington, Kansas City, Omaha, Cincinnati, Galveston-Houston, Milwaukee, and Detroit.
CatholicTV will rebroadcast the Sunday morning mass on Sunday at 8 p.m.
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