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hours in st. peter's square along with more than 150,000 other people witnessing history. it was, of course, extraordinary, an extraordinary moment for many in rome and watching around the world. for pope francis, today was time to get down to business, and he did it in a way that no other pope ever has. pope francis returned to the sistine chapel on his first day as pontiff to deliver his historic first sermon. catholics around the world searched for meaning in his words. >> translator: if you don't w k walk, stop. if you don't build on a stone basis, then what happens? what happens to children on the beach? they build sandcastles. they all fall down. >> reporter: lasting over seven minutes and spoken in italian, his homily was widely interpreted to be a calling for the church to move forward, to settle past controversies.