Pope Francis Introduced to World
Pope Francis inauguration
Up to a million people are expected at the Vatican to attend the inauguration Mass for Pope Francis.
Political and religious leaders from around the world are also attending the Mass in St Peter's Square, marking the official start of his papacy.
The first pontiff from the Americas, Francis has suggested he will take a more modest approach than predecessors.
Francis was elected by a conclave of cardinals last week to take over from Benedict XVI.
Benedict became the first pontiff in 600 years to abdicate last month. Citing his age, 85, he said he could no longer continue in the post.
Papal ring
He is the first pontiff to take the name of Francis, choosing it to honour St Francis of Assisi, the 13th-Century son of an aristocrat who spurned a life of luxury to live with and for the poor.
Pope Francis said the Holy Spirit had inspired the resignation of Benedict XVI and guided the cardinals choosing him as the next pontiff.
At the end of a Mass he celebrated on Sunday, he waited outside the church and greeted people as they left, like a parish priest, asking many of them to "pray for me".
Later, just a few minutes after delivering the Angelus prayer, Pope Francis sent his first Tweet as pontiff, writing: "Dear friends, I thank you from my heart and I ask you to continue to pray for me. Pope Francis."
Argentine Jorge Bergoglio has been elected pope, the first ever from the Americas and the first from outside Europe in more than a millennium. He chose the name Pope Francis.
Il nuovo Papa eletto oggi dal Conclave nella quinta votazione è il cardinale argentino Jorge Bergoglio. Succede a Joseph Ratzinger, che da Pontefice aveva assunto il nome di Benedetto XVI. Si chiama Papa Francesco. L'annuncio dell'Habemus Papam è stato dato dal cardinale protodiacono, il francese Jean-Louis Pierre Tauran, dal balcone di
piazza San Pietro.
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