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VIDEO: Catholics Celebrate Pope Francis I
Bishop Peter Libasci leads hundreds in Mass in Manchester.
As the smoke cleared in Rome and the word settled in around the globe, that a new Pope had been selected, New Hampshire Bishop Peter Labasci was preparing a homilie for an evening Mass, to celebrate Pope Francis I.
Hundreds of Catholics filled the pews inside the ornate St. Joseph Cathedral in Manchester for the 90-minute service, which began promptly at 6 p.m.
Outside the front entrance had been draped in gold and white, the Papal colors, to signify that a new Pope had been announced.
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