Monsignor Francis Eugene George, Archbishop of Chicago, Ill. , receives the pallium from Pope John Paul II during an ancient rite in St. Peter&#39;s Basilica at the Vatican, Sunday, June 29, 1997. The pallium, a band of white wool decorated with black crosses, sumbolizes the archbishops&#39; bond to the Vatican. <span class=meta>( AP Photo&#47;Arturo Mari)</span>
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