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...
Keep on reading: Guide to Pope Francis’s spectacular inaugural mass
No comments:
Post a Comment