Milwaukee Archbishop to meet with Pope Benedict

MILWAUKEE -- Milwaukee Archbishop Jerome Listecki is meeting with Pope Benedict XVI in Rome on Tuesday.

Pope Benedict will bestow on Listecki his pallium. It's a band of white wool decorated with black crosses that is a sign of pastoral authority and a symbol of an archbishop's bond with the pope.

Listecki left Friday with more than 100 pilgrims from the Diocese of La Crosse, the Chicago and Milwaukee Archdioceses.

In a statement, Listecki says the tradition reminds him of the responsibility he has to his flock.

Listecki took over in Milwaukee in January after Timothy Dolan left to be archbishop of New York.