Inauguration mass
March 19, 2013
Let us be "protectors of Creation, says Pope Francis
Following is the complete text of the homily that Pope Francis gave during the Mass inaugurating his Petrine ministry on March 19.
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VATICAN CITY - Although attempts were made to simplify the ceremony, Pope Francis officially inaugurated his ministry as Pope and bishop of Rome in a liturgy filled with biblical symbolism and signs of the universality of his mission.
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