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Pope Francis Inauguration: Not Your Average Pontiff

Party at the Vatican

As 200,000 cheered on, Pope Francis was inaugurated in a glitzy Vatican City ceremony this morning.

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After weeks of inclement weather, the sun parted the clouds over St. Peter’s Square in Rome early Tuesday morning, just in time for Pope Francis of Argentina to take center stage at a party fit for a king.

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