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The deacons will carry the ring and pallium into St. Peter's Square. Catholic tradition holds that St. Peter was martyred in the square, which was Nero's Circus.

Before the Mass starts, Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran -- the protodeacon who announced the name of the new pope after white smoke last week -- ceremonially presents Pope Francis with the pallium. Cardinal Godfried Danneels -- the second-ranking cardinal among cardinal deacons, known as the protopriest --d elivers a prayer. Six cardinals representing the College of Cardinals 2 cardinals per order take the pledge of obedience. About a. Francis made a couple of trips around the piazza in the so-called Popemobile , a kind of customized white jeep or golf cart the Popes have used in the past thirty-five years to circulate around the large piazza.

After the assassination attempt on John Paul II, a heavy bulletproof plexiglass sheet was added to the front of the vehicle for better security. Francis dispensed with the shield and even stepped down from the Popemobile to embrace a severely disabled man in the crowd. As I left St. They were very satisfied with the proceedings. The homily was only about seven and a half minutes and contained a strong but simple message of love and faith.

The homily was dedicated to the rather humble figure of St. Francis will begin with a stop at the tomb of St Peter, regarded as the first pope, under the basilica's main altar. The mass will be celebrated on the square outside -- where tradition holds that Peter was crucified in around 67 AD.

The first Latin American pope will be accompanied to the observance at the tomb by around 10 patriarchs and top archbishops of the Eastern Catholic Rite who will co-celebrate the mass along with the other cardinals. Two key symbols of the papacy -- the Fisherman's Ring and the pallium -- as well as an ornate Bible will have been placed at the tomb the night before.

The pallium -- the same as that used for Francis's predecessor Benedict XVI -- is a strip of wool worn over the shoulders recalling the role of Jesus as a good shepherd. Vice President Joe Biden meets the Pope. True power is service. The Pope must serve all people, especially the poor, the weak, the vulnerable.

Let us keep a place for Christ in our lives, let us care for one another and let us be loving custodians of creation. Peter's Square. The church bells have also begun to ring out signaling that the Pope is officially installed in his new position and the Church once again has a leader.

The Pope will greet the visiting dignitaries on a receiving line inside the basilica after the mass is fully over. Peter's Square for the mass. She has publicly feuded with the now-former Archbishop of Buenos Aries in the past, but she and Pope Francis did have a reconciliation of sorts this week.