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Pope Francis celebrates inaugural Mass

POSTED: 04:52 AM PDT Mar 19, 2013 UPDATED: 04:53 AM PDT Mar 19, 2013

Pope Francis was officially inaugurated Tuesday as the Catholic Church's 266th pope, before a crowd of thousands bathed in sunlight.

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Thousands gathered in St. Peter's Square to witness the inauguration of Pope Francis, who rode to St. Peter's in an open air vehicle.

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