BREAKING NEWS

Pope Francis to hold inaugural mass on March 19

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis will be officially installed as the new leader of the Roman Catholic Church on March 19, the Vatican said on Wednesday.
Vatican spokesman Father Federico Lombardi also told a news conference that Francis had telephoned Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI shortly after his election, adding that he would visit him soon.
A papal inaugural mass is customarily attended by heads of state and governments.