New Pope receives insignia of office- -

Vatican City:
Pope Benedict XVI was given the insignia of papal office on Sunday, a woollen pallium and the Fisherman's Ring, denoting his power as supreme spiritual leader of 1.1 billion Roman Catholics worldwide.

The pallium, a circular band of fabric decorated with square crosses, was placed around his shoulders by Cardinal Jorge Arturo Medina Estevez.
On a finger was placed the Fisherman's Ring bearing the image of St Peter, disciple of Jesus and the first pope in the 2,000-year history of the Church.
It was the central ceremony of the pontiff's inauguration on Saint Peter's Square, in front of leaders and representatives of more than half the world's nations and hundreds of thousands of pilgrims.
Benedict XVI, who is 78, was elected on Tuesday by his cardinal colleagues after the April 2 death of John Paul II.