When is popes inauguration

Here's what will happen at and around the Installation Mass:. Pope Francis leaves the Santa Marta residence, where cardinals stayed for the conclave and where he is living until the papal apartments are ready. Abou t a. The pope arrives at St Peter's Square Sacristy the steps area. He will enter St Peter's Basilica. He will visit St. Peter's tomb inside St. Peter's Basilica. For nearly a half-hour before the Mass began, Francis toured the square in an open-air vehicle, waving and shouting "Ciao!

During his tour of St. Peter's Square Pope Francis stopped to kiss babies handed up to him. Over the past week he has surprised his security detail by his impromptu forays into the crowds. Up to , faithful crowded into St Peter's Square from the early morning hours. Many were waving banners with the image of the Pope. Delegations from 33 Christian Churches and national governments or international organizations, as well as Jewish, Muslim and Buddhist leaders, came to Rome for his inauguration mass.

The Patriarch of Constantinople, Bartholomew I, was among them. It was the first time that the top representative of the Orthodox Church had attended a papal inauguration since the split with Rome in The Church's mission "means respecting each of God's creatures and respecting the environment in which we live. It means protecting people, showing loving concern for each and every person, especially children, the elderly, those in need, who are often the last we think about," he said in the homily.

Before serving mass, Francis moved around St. Peter's Square to greet the faithful. The eyes of Catholics around the globe were on the Vatican this morning for the inaugural mass of Jorge Bergoglio as Pope Francis. Dozens of world leaders gathered along with tens of thousands of worshipers in St. Peter's Square for the official installation of Francis as the new Pontiff. In a moving homily , Francis called upon the faithful to protect the weak and vulnerable, as well as all of "God's creation" with the belief that "the true power is service.

The livestream is over, but you can read all our earlier updates—and see some great images—from the ceremony below. All times given are Eastern, Rome is 5 hours ahead.

Vice President Joe Biden meets the Pope. True power is service. The Pope must serve all people, especially the poor, the weak, the vulnerable. Some of the messages have been more explicit. He even appeared to violate the rule against discussing the internal workings of the papal conclave when he spoke to the journalists:.

I will tell you the story. When things were looking dangerous, he encouraged me. And when the votes reached two-thirds, there was the usual applause, because the Pope had been elected. Then, right away, thinking of the poor, I thought of Francis of Assisi. The inauguration, though it kept closer to the script, was not without similar touches.