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Protect the Poor, the Weak and the Environment — Pope Francis

By on March 19, 2013
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VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis says a little bit of tenderness can “open up a horizon of hope.”

 

He urged those gathered for his installation Mass today to protect the environment, the weakest and the poorest — advancing a clear focus of his priorities as leader of the world’s 1.2 billion Catholics.

Up to 200,000 people attended today’s ceremony.