Bishop Barbarito’s latest “Living the Truth in Love” column looks at the coat of arms of Pope Leo XIV:
In the one Christ, we are one
At the time of his nomination as a bishop, the candidate has to choose an episcopal motto as well as a coat of arms. This coat of arms has symbols, which are particular to the bishop-elect. One who is named as an ordinary also includes the coat of arms of the diocese to which he is assigned.
The bishop keeps his original coat of arms, even if he is transferred to another diocese, with the exception that the coat of arms of the diocese to which he is transferred replaces the coat of arms of the former diocese. The pope also has a coat of arms, but when he is elected it is the original one he chose as bishop without any diocese included. Also included on the coat of arms is an episcopal motto, usually a Scripture quote, which the bishop-elect chooses.
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