(I entered UST as class valedictorian, I finished college with grades just enough to pass. I’ve accumulated lanyards, not medals. But I learned a lot from the people I’ve met.

A former street child presents Pope Francis with a lanyard during his meeting with youths in University of Santo Tomas in Manila, Philippines, Sunday, Jan. 18, 2015.

During the event, the Pope wore the ID with a lanyard — like any other member of the UST community would. For his trip there, the fourth papal visit for the university, Pope Francis walked through the ...

The University of Santo Tomas has put on display memorabilia from Pope Francis's visit to the school on January 18, 2015. During his five-day stay in the Philippines in January 2015, Francis paid ...

UST, of course, was part of the momentous occasion. ... the lanyard and UST identification card that named Pope Francis an “honorary Thomasian,” and Philippine publications, ...

Like the youth delegates and other attendees at the University of Santo Tomas on Sunday, Pope Francis wore his own identification card and lanyard to the ceremony.