JUMAPILI YA LEO 17/03/2013 WAS A BLESSING ONE EVER MWAKA HUU KWA WAKATOLIKI WOTE ULIMWENGUNI " 150,000 IN MISA YA KWANZA YA POPE FRANCIS " NA FLORA BAHATI LYIMO PIA NILIENDA KWENYE KANISA LANGU LEO AMBALO HUWA NAJISIKIA KAMA NIPO KANISANI!!

 

Frenzy: This handout picture released by the Vatican press office shows Pope Francis (centre) greeting faithful after a mass at St Anna Church today, ahead of his address from his studio window"

Greetings: Pope Francis waves before giving his Angelus prayer from his studio overlooking St Peter's Square"

Speech: Pope Francis speaks to the crowd in St Peter's Square before saying the Angelus prayer at the Vatican"

Pope Francis today delighted a huge crowd of more than 150,000 people with his first speech from his studio window on St Peter's Square, telling them that he hoped they would 'have a good lunch'.

In their thousands: Visitors gather in St Peter's Square at the Vatican for the Angelus prayer by Pope Francis"

arrives at Ciampino airport as she prepares to meet with Pope Francis at Vatican City tomorrowArgentinian President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner"

He also spoke only in Italian - beginning with ‘buon giorno’ (Good day) and ending with 'buon pranzo’ (have a good lunch) - instead of speaking in several languages as his last few predecessors did.

Full: Crowds pack St. Peter's square as Pope Francis delivers his Angelus prayer from the window of his studio"

Wide view: Pope Francis speaks to the crowd in St Peter's Square from the window of his residence today"

Onlookers: People gather at St Peter's Square at the Vatican as they wait for the Pope to lead his first prayer"

Huge Excitement: Women rush into St Peter's Square to see Pope Francis give his first Angelus blessing today"

The impromptu appearance came more than two hours ahead of his first appointment of his papacy with the faithful from his studio window overlooking St. Peter's Square.
After the Mass, he stepped out jauntily from St. Anna's Church and waved to a crowd of hundreds kept behind barriers across the street, and then greeted the Vatican parishioners one by one.
One young man patted the pope on the back in an indication of the informality that from the first moment of his papacy has been evident.

Passing time: A Mexican mariachi band play as they awaited the blessing of newly elected Pope Francis"

National pride: A woman wears a hat in Argentine national colours as she awaits the blessing of the new Pope"

Excited: Nuns sat together as they awaited the blessing of newly-elected Pope Francis in St Peter's Square"

Attendance: Crowds gather on the Via della Conciliazione outside St Peter's Square as they wait for the Pope"