in the writing it says petrus and you see the fish symbols all over it and near as investigators can tell us that is the tomb of st. peter and the bones. the pallium and the ring were placed on that tomb overnight, just there in front of where the pope is praying. he s now incensing that the outside of the tomb there. and the pallium and the ring were truly the actual ceremony that was formed the business side of the day was when he received the pallium and the ring. yes. he became pope the minute he accepted the nomination of the election in the conclave. but here are the two signs of his office that he was invested with today. the pallium made from lamb s wool. this is the same pallium that pope benedict wore. and it s similar to the pallium that is given to all metropolitan archbishops throughout the world. so here in new york cardinal dolan as archbishop of new york wears the pallium. all the archbishops in the united states wear the pallium. and that s given to them, made
call 1-888-xarelto or visit goxarelto.com. welcome back, everyone. you re looking at live pictures from inside st. peter s basilica. there is pope francis. moving swiftly, i might add. brisk pace. the pope has finished his inaugural mass, receiving the pallium and also the fibberman s ring. he s removed those vestments, though, now. and we understand that he s
ashoeing the red shoes. that s a big step to changing the papacy. jim bidderman is there live. i want you to fill us in on where the poen is and what s happening. reporter: well, the time line that we ve been given by the vatican, basically the pope will be in the process of being vested which is getting his outfit ready for the ceremonies that are about to come. then on the way down to st. peter s tomb, which is right below the main altar. the remains of saint peter are set to be, at least according to legend, are in the tomb. the pope will pray at the tomb and get the first sight of the pallium, that wool lynn scarf he will wear, a symbol of his authority and the papal ring will be presented to him. they ll be presented more formally in the main square later on at the beginning of the mass. he ll proceed upwards and we ll catch sight of him.
they are now processing out of st. peter s basilica right there. pope francis has presumably received the pallium and the fisher man s ring. they were retrieved from on top of saint peter s tom. john allen, is that correct? is he now in possession of these? yes, that s yes. they are being carried in procession and what is going to happen shortly, once this procession ends and pope francis has taken his place there on the altar area on the square, is that these two symbols of his office, the pallium and the fisherman s ring will be formally bestowed upon him. the pallium will be bestowed by the senior cardinal in the order of deacons. the college of cardinals is divided up to three orders. so the senior cardinal deacon, jeanlouis tauran will bestow the
made regardless of how much work remains to be done. john, it does appear as if the pope has now left saint pet peter s square. he is off the popemobile. what is left in this morning s ceremony? what s happening now, john, is the pope is going down to the tomb of peter, it s beneath the main altar in st. peter s basilica. he s being accompanied by ten bishops from the eastern bishop churches. they re in full union with rome and when they re there they will remove the pallium. it s a symbol of him being a shepherd of his flock. the fisherman s ring, the ring of peter that symbolizes the authority of his office, they will then process back up from