The pallium is fitted on Pope Francis during his inaugural Mass in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican March 19. With his fisherman’s ring and the pallium, the main symbols of the Petrine office, the pontiff chose styles in continuity with two of his predecessors. (CNS photo/Stefano Rellandini, Reuters) (March 19, 2013) See INAUGURATION-SYMBOLS March 19, 2013.