Pope Francis spends his first day as head of the Catholic Church meeting people in Rome ahead of a Sistine Chapel Mass with cardinals. |
Acting president's suggestion that Hugo Chávez influenced choice of Latin American pontiff met with indignation and jest Known for calling cabinet meetings at dawn and for sleeping only four hours a day Venezuela's late president, Hugo Chávez, was a well-attested workaholic. |
Pope Francis has spends his first day at the helm of the Catholic Church meeting the people of Rome ahead of a Sistine Chapel Mass with cardinals. |
Pope Francis has spends his first day at the helm of the Catholic Church meeting the people of Rome ahead of a Sistine Chapel Mass with cardinals later. |
Pope Francis has begun his first day at the helm of the Catholic Church with a private prayer ahead of Mass with cardinals later on Thursday. He greeted people at Rome's main basilica dedicated to the Virgin Mary, Santa Maria Maggiore. The first Jesuit Pope then stopped at a side altar... |
NOTABLES A LITTLE HELP ON THE HILL: Another day, another set of meetings on Capitol Hill. ABC’s Mary Bruce notes that today President Obama makes his third and final trip to the Capitol this week. At 12:45 p.m. ET he meets with the Senate Republican conference, followed by a 2:15 p.m. ET meeting with the House Democrats. |
The first appearance of a new pope on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica has always been a moment like no other, says Bob Greene. |
Pope Francis won’t be calling on his predecessor Benedict 16th today as had originally been reported. The Vatican says he probably won’t see him tomorrow either, but does say a meeting will happen in a few days. On today’s Shaun Doherty Show on Highland Radio, Bishop Philip Boyce said he believes Pope Francis will be a reforming pope…………. |
CBC News reporter Steven D'Souza describes the moment the papal conclave emerged with its choice at the Vatican on Wednesday. |
Pope Francis begins his first day at the helm of the Catholic Church with a prayer at a basilica, before his first Mass with cardinals later. |