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article 31 March 2013 World, Italy
Pope Francis delivers his first Easter mass as pontiff (pic: Reuters)
Pope's Easter message calls for world peace

Pope Francis uses his first Easter mass as pontiff to call for a political solution for "dear Syria" and "reconciliation" for the crisis between North and South Korea.

article 23 March 2013 World
Pope Francis meets 'brother' Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI
Pope Francis meets 'brother' Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI

A reigning pope and former pope face each other for the first time in at least 600 years on Saturday, as Pope Francis lunches with Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI as "brothers".

video 19 March 2013 World, Vatican City

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Pope Francis greets crowds ahead of first Vatican Mass

Pope Francis tours St Peter's Square at daybreak to wave at crowds and bless pilgrims ahead of his inauguration mass at the Vatican, attended by up to 200,000 people.

article 17 March 2013 World, Argentina
First papal appearance before followers
First Sunday papal appearance before followers

The Pope gives his first Sunday address and blessing from the window of the papal apartments to tens of thousands in St. Peter's Square.

video 15 March 2013 World, Italy

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Papal stumble: new Pope Francis trips up in the Vatican

With the world's media watching, Pope Francis tripped as he began an audience with cardinals in the Vatican. He soon found his feet on only his second day in the job.

video 14 March 2013 World, Vatican City

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How is his native Argentina receiving Pope Francis?

Pope Francis is the first Pope to hail from Latin America. Presenter Jon Snow reports on how proud people in his native country are about his appointment.

article 14 March 2013 World, Italy
Pope tweets - from the Wizard of Oz to papal emoticons.
by Anna Doble Habemus tweet 'em: a Twitter baptism for Pope Francis

From Wizard of Oz spoofs to papal emoticons and a fake Hand of God, the arrival of a new Pope sent Twitter into overdrive on Wednesday. Channel 4 News takes a look.

video 14 March 2013 World, Ireland

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Sinead O'Connor: Pope's office is anti-Christian - video

Responding to yesterday's election of a new Pope, singer Sinead OConnor tells Channel 4 News the papal office is "anti-Christian" and dismisses the Catholic church as "a house built on sand".

article 14 March 2013 World, Argentina
Newspaper showing Pope Francis, held in St Peter's Square, Rome (G)
by Meabh Ritchie Catholics have a new leader: but who is Pope Francis?

Compassionate to single mothers but against gay marriage, open to other faiths but opposed to contraception. Channel 4 News examines the contradictions of the Latin American Pope Francis I.

video 12 March 2013 World, Vatican City

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What kind of Pope do people want?

As the quest for a new Pope enters its second day, watch Channel 4 News presenter Jon Snow take to the streets of the Vatican City to find out what sort of leader people want.