Archbishop Rome-bound

Archbishop J. Michael Miller, CSB, has been invited to Rome to receive the pallium, an archbishop's symbol of authority over an ecclesiastical province. The pallium also symbolizes collegiality and unity among the world's archbishops and with the Pope.

Archbishop Miller will receive the vestment on the Feast of Saints Peter and Paul, June 29, along with other archbishops from around the globe who have taken up their appointments as archbishops since the last feast of those saints.

Made of white wool, the pallium is a circular vestment that fits around the neck. It has a pendant at the front and one at the back and is adorned with six black crosses, four on the neck and one on each pendant.

The pallium will be conferred on June 29 in St. Peter's Basilica during the Mass offered by Pope Benedict XVI.