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Catholic Church Inaugurates Pope Francis

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Pope Francis was officially inaugurated as the 266th pontiff in an open-air mass on Tuesday in front tens of thousands Catholic believers.

Pope Francis was officially inaugurated as the 266th pontiff in an open-air mass on Tuesday in front tens of thousands Catholic believers.

© RIA Novosti . Vladimir Astapkovich / Go to the mediabankPope Francis was officially inaugurated as the 266th pontiff in an open-air mass on Tuesday in front tens of thousands Catholic believers.
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Pope Francis was officially inaugurated as the 266th pontiff in an open-air mass on Tuesday in front tens of thousands Catholic believers.
© RIA Novosti . Vladimir Astapkovich / Go to the mediabankBefore the mass, Pope Francis greeted the crowd on St. Peter's Square from an open-air popemobile.
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Before the mass, Pope Francis greeted the crowd on St. Peter's Square from an open-air popemobile.
© RIA Novosti . Vladimir Astapkovich / Go to the mediabankAs the ceremony began, Francis received two symbols of papacy - the Fisherman’s Ring made of gold-plated silver and the pallium, a white woolen vestment that symbolizes the role of the pope as a good shepherd.
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As the ceremony began, Francis received two symbols of papacy - the Fisherman’s Ring made of gold-plated silver and the pallium, a white woolen vestment that symbolizes the role of the pope as a good shepherd.
© RIA Novosti . Vladimir Astapkovich / Go to the mediabankSome 250 cardinals were present at the mass.
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Some 250 cardinals were present at the mass.
© RIA Novosti . Vladimir Astapkovich / Go to the mediabankDelegations of 132 countries and international organizations attended the mass.
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Delegations of 132 countries and international organizations attended the mass.
© RIA Novosti . Vladimir Astapkovich / Go to the mediabankBetween 150,000 and 200,000 believers gathered on St. Peter's Square under the sunny skies to greet the pope.
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Between 150,000 and 200,000 believers gathered on St. Peter's Square under the sunny skies to greet the pope.
© RIA Novosti . Vladimir Astapkovich“To protect each person, especially the poorest, to protect ourselves: This is a service that the Bishop of Rome is called to carry out, yet one to which all of us are called, so that the star of hope will shine brightly,” Pope Francis said during the mass.
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“To protect each person, especially the poorest, to protect ourselves: This is a service that the Bishop of Rome is called to carry out, yet one to which all of us are called, so that the star of hope will shine brightly,” Pope Francis said during the mass.
© RIA Novosti . Vladimir AstapkovichAfter the mass, the pope and cardinals returned to St. Peter's Basilica to meet with members of foreign delegations.
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After the mass, the pope and cardinals returned to St. Peter's Basilica to meet with members of foreign delegations.
© RIA Novosti . Vladimir AstapkovichCatholic cardinals during the pope's inauguration.
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Catholic cardinals during the pope's inauguration.
© RIA Novosti . Vladimir AstapkovichNuns watching the pope's inauguration from a window.
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Nuns watching the pope's inauguration from a window.
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