Monday 18 March 2013

INQUIRER.net: Guide to Pope Francis’s spectacular inaugural mass

INQUIRER.net
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Guide to Pope Francis's spectacular inaugural mass
Mar 19th 2013, 02:50

VATICAN CITY - Tuesday's grandiose mass in St Peter's Square to inaugurate Pope Francis, the new leader of the world's 1.2 billion Catholics, will feature symbolic rituals and spectacular imagery.   Following are the main stages in a rare and historic event expected to last around two hours, with dozens of religious and world leaders as well as hundreds of thousands of pilgrims expected.   The pope will leave his temporary Vatican residence, Casa Santa Marta, a few minutes before 9:00 am (0800 GMT) for a tour through the throngs in St Peter's Square aboard a papal vehicle.   Vatican spokesman Federico Lombardi said it would be a "long tour" of the fam...

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