Photos: Pope Francis’ first Sunday
March 17, 2013
Newly elected Pope Francis appears at the window of his future private apartment to bless the faithful, gathered below in St. Peter's Square, during the Sunday Angelus prayer at the Vatican March 17, 2013. REUTERS/Tony Gentile ( POPE/ )
Newly elected Pope Francis appears at the window of his future private apartment to bless the faithful, gathered below in St. Peter's Square, during the Sunday Angelus prayer at the Vatican March 17, 2013. REUTERS/Osservatore Romano ( POPE/ )
Faithful gather on St Peter's square for Pope Francis first Angelus prayer at St Peter's square on March 17, 2013 at the Vatican.The pope's first Angelus prayer, delivered from a window high above St Peter's Square, is a chance for the first Latin American pontiff to begin to sketch out a more global vision for the role of the Roman Catholic Church. VINCENZO PINTO/AFP/Getty Images ( 518242309 )
Faithful gather on St Peter's square for Pope Francis first Angelus prayer at St Peter's square on March 17, 2013 at the Vatican.The pope's first Angelus prayer, delivered from a window high above St Peter's Square, is a chance for the first Latin American pontiff to begin to sketch out a more global vision for the role of the Roman Catholic Church. VINCENZO PINTO,VINCENZO PINTO/AFP/Getty Images ( 518242787 )
People wait for pope's first Angelus prayer at St Peter's square on March 17, 2013 at the Vatican. Pope Francis begins his papacy in earnest today ahead of his formal inauguration mass, with a weekly prayer address used by previous pontiffs to comment on international affairs. The pope's first Angelus prayer, delivered from a window high above St Peter's Square, is a chance for the first Latin American pontiff to begin to sketch out a more global vision for the role of the Roman Catholic Church. FILIPPO MONTEFORTE/AFP/Getty Images ( 518241084 )
Pope Francis delivers his Angelus prayer and blessing to the pilgrims gathered in St Peter’s Square on March 17, 2013 in Vatican City, Vatican.The Vatican is preparing for the inauguration of Pope Francis on March 19, 2013 in St Peter's Square. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images) ( 163876661 )
Pope Francis gestures as he delivers his Angelus prayer from the window of his studio overlooking St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Sunday, March 17, 2013. Breaking with tradition, Pope Francis delivered off-the-cuff remarks about God's power to forgive instead of reading from a written speech for the first Sunday window appearance of his papacy. He also spoke only in Italian, beginning with "buon giorno" (Good day) and ending with "buon pranzo" (Have a good lunch), instead of greeting the faithful in several languages as his last few predecessors had done. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) ( Vatican Pope )
Nuns arrive for pope's first Angelus prayer at St Peter's square on March 17, 2013 at the Vatican. Pope Francis begins his papacy in earnest today ahead of his formal inauguration mass, with a weekly prayer address used by previous pontiffs to comment on international affairs. The pope's first Angelus prayer, delivered from a window high above St Peter's Square, is a chance for the first Latin American pontiff to begin to sketch out a more global vision for the role of the Roman Catholic Church. FILIPPO MONTEFORTE/AFP/Getty Images ( 518241064 )
Italian police stand outside the Bernini Colonnade in St. Peter's Square following the Angelus by Pope Francis at the Vatican, Sunday, March 17, 2013. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino) ( Vatican Pope )
Women rush into St Peter's Square to see Pope Francis give his first Angelus blessing on March 17, 2013 in Vatican City, Vatican. The Vatican is preparing for the inauguration of Pope Francis on March 19, 2013 in St Peter's Square. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images) ( 163874388 )
A boy walks in St Peter's Square wrapped in the flag of Argentina before Pope Francis gave his first Angelus blessing on March 17, 2013 in Vatican City, Vatican. The Vatican is preparing for the inauguration of Pope Francis on March 19, 2013 in St Peter's Square. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images) ( 163874373 )
A nun holds a photo of Pope Francis following Sunday Mass outside the Metropolitan Cathedral on March 17, 2013 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Francis was the archbishop of Buenos Aires and is the first Pope to hail from South America. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) ( 163888381 )
Nuns watch the newly elected Pope Francis on a giant screen blessing the faithful gathered at St. Peter's Square during his Sunday Angelus prayer, at the Plaza de Mayo square in Buenos Aires March 17, 2013. REUTERS/Enrique Marcarian ( POPE/ )
An argentine flag waves as Pope Francis, in background, recites his first Angelus prayer from his studio window overlooking St. Peter's square at the Vatican, Sunday, March 17, 2013. Breaking with tradition, Pope Francis delivered off-the-cuff remarks about God's power to forgive instead of reading from a written speech for the first Sunday window appearance of his papacy. He also spoke only in Italian, beginning with "buon giorno" (Good day) and ending with "buon pranzo" (Have a good lunch), instead of greeting the faithful in several languages as his last few predecessors had done. (AP Photo/Riccardo De Luca) ( Vatican Pope )
Pope Francis speaks to the crowd in St. Peter's Square from the window of his residence before the Angelus prayer at the Vatican, Sunday, March 17, 2013. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky) ( APTOPIX Vatican Pope )
People gather in St Peter's Square ahead of the arrival of Pope Francis who will give his first Angelus Blessing to the faithful from the window of his private residence on March 17, 2013 in Vatican City, Vatican. The Vatican is preparing for the inauguration of Pope Francis on March 19, 2013 in St Peter's Square. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images) ( 163872877 )
A child attends Pope's first Angelus prayer at St Peter's square on March 17, 2013 at the Vatican. Pope Francis begins his papacy in earnest today ahead of his formal inauguration mass, with a weekly prayer address used by previous pontiffs to comment on international affairs. The pope's first Angelus prayer, delivered from a window high above St Peter's Square, is a chance for the first Latin American pontiff to begin to sketch out a more global vision for the role of the Roman Catholic Church. FILIPPO MONTEFORTE/AFP/Getty Images ( 518242382 )
Priests (L) applaud in St Peter's Square as Pope Francis gives his first Angelus blessing on March 17, 2013 in Vatican City, Vatican. The Vatican is preparing for the inauguration of Pope Francis on March 19, 2013 in St Peter's Square. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images) ( 163874615 )
People gather in St Peter's Square ahead of the arrival of Pope Francis who will give his first Angelus Blessing to the faithful from the window of his private residence on March 17, 2013 in Vatican City, Vatican. The Vatican is preparing for the inauguration of Pope Francis on March 19, 2013 in St Peter's Square. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images) ( 163872875 )
A man wears a hat in the colors of the Italian flag bearing an emblem reading "Long Live Pope Francis" in St. Peter's Square during the Sunday Angelus prayer at the Vatican March 17, 2013. Earlier, Pope Francis took on the role of a simple parish priest on Sunday, saying Mass for the Vatican's resident community and urging listeners to not to be so quick to condemn others for their failings. REUTERS/Paul Hanna ( POPE/ )
Youth gather on the ground waiting to watch as Pope Francis appears in the window of his private residence in St Peter's Square to give his first Angelus blessing on March 17, 2013 in Vatican City, Vatican. The Vatican is preparing for the inauguration of Pope Francis on March 19, 2013 in St Peter's Square. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) ( 163876928 )
Members of the Communtity of the Little Sisters of the Lamb enjoy lunch in St Peter's Square after Pope Francis gave his first Angelus blessing on March 17, 2013 in Vatican City, Vatican. The Vatican is preparing for the inauguration of Pope Francis on March 19, 2013 in St Peter's Square. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images) ( 163875032 )
Pope Francis kneels at the Vatican St. Anna parish church, Sunday, March 17, 2013. Pope Francis began his first Sunday as pontiff by making an impromptu appearance to the public from a side gate of the Vatican, startling passersby and prompting cheers, then kept up his simple, spontaneous style by delivering a brief, off-the-cuff homily at the Vatican's tiny parish church. Dressed only in white cassock, Francis waved to the crowd in the street outside St. Anna's Gate and before entering the church, which serves Vatican City State's hundreds of residents, he shook hands of the parishioners and kissed babies. (AP Photo/L'Osservatore Romano) ( Vatican Pope )
Pope Francis I conducts a mass in Santa Anna church inside the Vatican on March 17, 2013. Pope Francis took on the role of a simple parish priest on Sunday, saying Mass for the Vatican's resident community and urging listeners to not to be so quick to condemn others for their failings. Francis, the former Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio, said Mass for a few hundred people in Santa Anna, a church just inside the Vatican walls that is used as the parish church for workers in the city-state. REUTERS/Osservatore Romano ( POPE/ )
A nun takes in activity with an iPad following Sunday Mass honoring Pope Francis outside the Metropolitan Cathedral on March 17, 2013 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Francis was the archbishop of Buenos Aires and is the first Pope to hail from South America. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) ( 163888464 )
People stand next to an image of Pope Francis following Sunday Mass outside the Metropolitan Cathedral on March 17, 2013 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Francis was the archbishop of Buenos Aires and is the first Pope to hail from South America. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) ( 163888467 )
Nuns head for the Sunday mass at the Metropolitan Cathedral in Buenos Aires on March 17, 2013. Argentina's Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected Pope Francis on Wednesday, becoming the first Latin American pontiff in an astonishing decision that raises hopes of greater openness for the troubled Catholic Church. Maxi Failla/AFP/Getty Images ( 518248798 )
A faithful holds prayer beads while waiting for Pope Francis to appear at the window of his future private apartment to give the Sunday Angelus prayer at the Vatican March 17, 2013. Earlier, Pope Francis took on the role of a simple parish priest on Sunday, saying Mass for the Vatican's resident community and urging listeners to not to be so quick to condemn others for their failings. REUTERS/Paul Hanna ( POPE/ )
A couple walks, wrapped in Argentinian national flags, at the end of the Sunday Angelus prayer led by newly elected Pope Francis in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican March 17, 2013. REUTERS/Max Rossi ( POPE/ )
Faithful gather in St. Peter's Square as Syrian flags are waved, following Pope Francis' Angelus at the Vatican, Sunday, March 17, 2013. Breaking with tradition, Pope Francis delivered off-the-cuff remarks about God's power to forgive instead of reading from a written speech for the first Sunday window appearance of his papacy. He also spoke only in Italian, beginning with "buon giorno" (Good day) and ending with "buon pranzo" (Have a good lunch), instead of greeting the faithful in several languages as his last few predecessors had done. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty) ( Vatican Pope )
A girl holds a Vatican flag as she looks towards the window of the private apartments of newly elected Pope Francis before his appearance to perform Sunday Angelus prayers at the Vatican March 17, 2013. REUTERS/Max Rossi ( POPE/ )
A vendor blows bubbles after a thanksgiving mass in newly elected Pope Francis' honor at Asuncion's Metropolitan Cathedral March 17, 2013. Since his election on Wednesday as the first non-European pope in nearly 1,300 years, Francis has signaled a sharp change of style from his more aloof predecessor, Benedict, and laid out a clear moral path for the 1.2-billion-member Church, which is beset by scandals, intrigue and strife. REUTERS/Jorge Adorno ( POPE-PARAGUAY/ )
Roman Catholic women hold candles and pictures of the newly elected Pope Francis during a thanksgiving mass in his honor at a church in Kolkata March 17, 2013. Since his election on Wednesday as the first non-European pope in nearly 1,300 years, Francis has signaled a sharp change of style from his more aloof predecessor, Benedict, and laid out a clear moral path for the 1.2-billion-member Church, which is beset by scandals, intrigue and strife. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri ( POPE/ )
Faithful rest while waiting for Pope Francis to appear at the window of his future private apartment to give the Sunday Angelus prayer at the Vatican March 17, 2013. Earlier, Pope Francis took on the role of a simple parish priest on Sunday, saying Mass for the Vatican's resident community and urging listeners to not to be so quick to condemn others for their failings. REUTERS/Paul Hanna ( POPE/ )
Polish faithfuls attend Pope's first Angelus prayer at St Peter's square on March 17, 2013 at the Vatican. Pope Francis begins his papacy in earnest today ahead of his formal inauguration mass, with a weekly prayer address used by previous pontiffs to comment on international affairs. The pope's first Angelus prayer, delivered from a window high above St Peter's Square, is a chance for the first Latin American pontiff to begin to sketch out a more global vision for the role of the Roman Catholic Church. FILIPPO MONTEFORTE/AFP/Getty Images ( 518242307 )
Nuns walk past a mural near the Virgin of the Miracles of Caacupe church following Sunday Mass in the Villa 21-24 slum, where archbishop Jorge Mario Bergoglio, now Pope Francis, used to perform charity work, on March 17, 2013 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Francis was the archbishop of Buenos Aires and is the first Pope to hail from South America. Some locals are now affectionately calling Francis, known for his charity work in the slums, the 'slum pope.' (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) ( 163890872 )
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