niedziela, 17 marca 2013

Thousands of Catholics pack St. Peter's Square to hear his first Angelus

The humility of Pope Francis became evident moments after he was elected when he greeted his fellow cardinals “as brothers.” Story: Meet the new pope: Francis is humble leader who takes the bus to work While the rest ofBefore an astounding crowd of some 300,000 in and around St. Peter's Square, Pope Francis today delivered his first angelus as pontiff, urging the faithful to be merciful and forgiving. Hours earlier, the humility and spontaneity of the 76-year-oldThe photographs in the battered leather suitcase are all Estela del la Cuadra has left. Gingerly, she lifts them from the suitcase and lays them face-up like playing cards, atop a faded hand-written letter. Stabbing a finger at pictures on her kitchenAs he walked on to the stage of the Vatican's vast Paul VI audience hall on Saturday, Pope Francis was still wearing the white cassock, plain crucifix and black shoes that have characterised his fledgling papacy's pared-downBefore an astounding crowd of some 300,000 in and around St. Peter's Square, Pope Francis today delivered his first angelus as pontiff, urging the faithful to be merciful and forgiving. Hours earlier, the humility and spontaneity of the 76-year-old
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