ARGENTINA: Church bells chime throughout Buenos Aires to mark inauguration of Pope Francis

Record ID: 187241

  • Title: ARGENTINA: Church bells chime throughout Buenos Aires to mark inauguration of Pope Francis
  • Date: 19th March 2013
  • Summary: BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA (MARCH 19, 2013) (REUTERS) OBELISK IN DOWNTOWN BUENOS AIRES PLAZA DE MAYO OLD TOWN COUNCIL BELL TOLLING AT OLD TOWN COUNCIL PEOPLE LOOKING AT BELLS VARIOUS OF CITY BUILDINGS PEOPLE WATCHING BELLS VARIOUS OF PEOPLE WALKING THROUGH STREETS VARIOUS OF BELL CHIMING IN BUENOS AIRES CATHEDRAL (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) CATHOLIC CRISTINA REINOSO, SAYING: "Lovely. It's beautiful. We are from a city of 30,000 so you can imagine that this is a blessing. We see it like that." COUPLE WATCHING BELLS (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) CATHOLIC ALEJANDRO MACKENZIE, SAYING: "An immense happiness. It makes me want to hug people crossing the street because you see the people's happiness. I hope that everything continues like this - in peace and with blessings for all." VARIOUS OF EXTERIOR OF GOVERNMENT HOUSE WITH ARGENTINE FLAG AND VATICAN FLAG VARIOUS OF GROUP OF CATHOLIC TEENAGE GIRLS (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) CATHOLIC CONI CERUNDOLO, SAYING: "We think he's going to be a great pope. We like that he is simple and humble and we like the changes he's going to make in the Church." EXTERIOR OF CATHEDRAL PEOPLE INSIDE CATHEDRAL FOR MIDDAY MASS
  • Embargoed: 3rd April 2013 13:00
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  • Location: Argentina
  • Country: Argentina
  • Topics: Religion
  • Reuters ID: LVAALOGIUHGF2XG7PVI92BPWSPRF
  • Story Text: Bells ring in Buenos Aires to celebrate the inauguration of Pope Francis - the first Latin American pope.

    Church bells tolled for ten minutes throughout the Argentine capital of Buenos Aires on Tuesday (March 19) to mark the inauguration of Pope Francis, the first Latin American to be at the helm of the Vatican.
    Earlier in the day the Argentine pontiff commenced his papacy with an address to an estimated 200,000 in St. Peter's Square in Rome.
    Catholic Cristina Reinoso was grateful to be in the capital to share in the moment of celebration.
    "Lovely. It's beautiful. We are from a city of 30,000 so you can imagine that this is a blessing. We see it like that," said Reinoso.
    Alejandro Mackenzie was overjoyed by the display of faith.
    "An immense happiness. It makes me want to hug people crossing the street because you see the people's happiness. I hope that everything continues like this - in peace and with blessings for all," said Mackenzie.
    While Francis is known as a die-hard conservative in his opposition to gay rights and abortion, some worshippers feel that he has the ability to rejuvenate a Church plagued by accusations of child sexual abuse and corruption.
    "We think he's going to be a great pope. We like that he is simple and humble and we like the changes he's going to make in the Church," said one teenage devotee, Coni Cerundolo.
    The city's central cathedral was packed with worshippers who congregated to celebrate a special midday mass.
    Latin America is home to 42 percent of the world's 1.2 billion Catholics.
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