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We have notice that he went to a juvenile detention center in rome. as you can see him there, he washed and kissed the feet of a dozen inmates. both male and female. and obviously that is important. previous popes have only washed the feet of priests as a way to reenact jesus dressing up as a servant to wash the feet of his disciples. pope francis appears to be different in other ways, too. you may remember he chose to ride in a volkswagen instead of the official vatican limo. he is staying in a...

Previous popes have only washed the feet of priests as a way to reenact jesus dressing up as a servant to wash the feet of his disciples. pope francis appears to be different in other ways, too. you may remember he chose to ride in a volkswagen instead of the official vatican limo. he is staying in a guest house instid of moving into the grand papal apartment and he is also choosing a fishermans ring made of silver rather than a ring made solely of gold. so what difference if any are these moves...

Square to the cheers of a crowd estimated at nearly 200,000 people. the new pontiff chose to ride in an open air mercedes. took his time arriving to come close to the devoted catholics who waited so patiently for him. it was face to face and personal. for nearly 20 minutes, pope francis embraced people, shaking hands and kissing babies. he even stopped the car to get out and bless a man whos severely disabled. after bowing in prayer at the tomb of st. peter, the first latin american pope given t...

Together in their white cassocks, one could confuse, and say, look, there are two popes there. so i think hes purposely staying off stage, if you will, so that pope francis can have his moment. we see him fully vested in the trappings of the altar, the fishermans ring, the pallium, that woolen collar he wears, all of this is to signify he is, indeed, the pope, and theres only one. if benedict were there -- >> less than 10% of people believe that if the pope and pope emeritus disagreed on any fin...

Through christ our lord. ♪ ♪ pope francis about to receive the fishermans ring. if we could talk a bit about the significance of that. >> yes. it will be presented by cardinal angelo sedano who is the dean of the cardinals. its a simple ring. gold-plated ring. it comes from an italian designer. >> lets listen in a minute

Chris cuomo kicks off our special liver coverage this morning. it was an emotional mass. but i thought the entrance was one of the most remarkable and most moving entrances ever. >> you got to see a nice contrast between what pe francis wants and the typical modus operandi for the vatican. he wanted to be open. he wanted to hold babies, kiss the sick, let people see that he was accessible to them. thats been important from the first words he spoke to us. at the same time he really only had about...

The tomb up to the main floor of the basilica and out into the square. you see there the altar area where the pope will be seated during the mass. the ceremony will begin with a formal imposition of the pallium and the fishermans ring. we will transition into what is the regular mass for today. today is the feast of saint joseph, saint joseph being not only the husband of mary but also the patron saint of the worldwide universal catholic church. 1.2 billion strong family of faith all around the ...

Inaugural mass, this isnt like a presidential inauguration. hes been pope. this is a mass to invest him with the key symbols of his office. one is the pallium which is the cloth stoll symbolizing the chief shepherd of the church. the gold-plated ring, the fishermans ring, which symbolizes his authority as the successor of peter, the leader of the catholic church. were also going to see unveiled, so to speak, the popes coat of arms. it has the latin letters ihs, when this symbol, meaning the cros...

World leaders in attendance. under a bright blue roman sky, pope francis entered st. peters square to the cheers of a crowd estimated at nearly 200,000 people. the new pontiff chose to ride in an open air mercedes. took his time arriving to come close to the devoted catholics who waited so patiently for him. it was face to face and personal. for nearly 20 minutes, pope francis embraced people, shaking hands and kissing babies. he even stopped the car to get out and bless a man whos severely disa...

The fact that the superior general is here, one of the major concelebrants. he was pro vinceal for the jesuits in argentinea. well see more. >> john allen, can you come back in. i think everybody has left -- actually, we still see some popes processing out. can you talk to us about whats going to happen next here? >> sure. once this procession is finished, once the cardinals have gathered around the altar and the pope has been seated, then theres a sort of corner stone moment of the inaugural wi...