The Crowd Gathers as the Cardinals Begin ...

With the many thousands that gather, it takes some time to get
everyone through security and into their seats...

More nuns of all creeds
and races arrive to show
their devotion
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The seats fill up...
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A young girl takes
her seat
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A nun sits in
attention to all the
Pope will say
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A chorus begins
to sing for the audience

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A cardinal reads verses
from the Gospel in
anticipation of the Pope
coming to take his seat
and to speak to the
massive crowd

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The seats are now full

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The crowd is utterly
dwarfed by the
magnificent St.
Peter's Basilica; holiest
church in the world.

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