The leader of the Catholic Church, Pope Leo XIV, who was elected by the cardinals on May 9, 2025, was officially inaugurated on Sunday, May 18, 2025, nine days after his election.
At the inauguration, Pope Leo XIV was formally bestowed with several sacred symbols of his office, including the pallium and the fisherman's ring.
The pallium, according to an article published by CNN, is a "lamb's wool vestment symbolising his pastoral care for the Church," while the fisherman's ring "symbolises the Pope's authority as the successor of St.
Peter, a fisherman by trade and whom Catholics regard as the first pope." The ring, presented to Pope Leo XIV by Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, is made of gold and bears an image of St.
