“To me, the significance of receiving the pallium is important because it shows my communion and unity with the Holy Father as a sign of loyalty and fidelity to him as the successor of Peter,” said Archbishop Joe S. Vásquez, reflecting on his encounter with Pope Leo XIV when he received his pallium and experiencing the Jubilee Year in Rome.
Read Archbishop Vásquez’s full Q&A in “A Shepherd’s Message” featured in the Texas Catholic Herald at https://www.archgh.org/news/a-shepherds-message-july-8-2025
