over 200 thousand people have gathered
in st. Peter's Square for Pope Francis's
inaugural mass political and religious
leaders from around the world also came
together for the ceremony
Pope Francis began the day by touring
the square in the popemobile greeting
the cheering crowds before the service
he stomped briefly to kiss a small child
and then got off the popemobile to bless
a disabled man sitting close to the
barricades
Pope Francis used the mass to call on
global leaders to defend the poor and
the weak the service means the new
pontiff can officially begin his
ministry as the 266 Pope and leader of
the world's 1.2 billion Catholics