The Papal Tiara and Stole in the National Shrine
The display of two papal gifts is housed on the bridge joining Memorial Hall and the Hall of American Saints. The gold metallic embroidered stole of Pope John XXIII was given to him on his 80th birthday, Nov. 25, 1961, by Francis Cardinal Spellman of New York. The pontiff wore this stole at the convocation of the Second Vatican Ecumenical Council in 1962. Pope Paul VI tiara was given to the people of the United States in recognition of the generosity of the American people to the hungry and dispossessed peoples of the world
The Papal Tiara and Stole in the National Shrine
The display of two papal gifts is housed on the bridge joining Memorial Hall and the Hall of American Saints. The gold metallic embroidered stole of Pope John XXIII was given to him on his 80th birthday, Nov. 25, 1961, by Francis Cardinal Spellman of New York. The pontiff wore this stole at the convocation of the Second Vatican Ecumenical Council in 1962. Pope Paul VI tiara was given to the people of the United States in recognition of the generosity of the American people to the hungry and dispossessed peoples of the world