Pope Francis has started his first full day as head of the Roman Catholic Church.
ປະມວນພາບ ການເລືອກຕັ້ງເອົາ ພະສັນຕະປາປາ ອົງໃໝ່
![Newly elected Pope Francis waves from the steps of the Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica in Rome, March 14, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/57dbc06f-6f09-48d1-8dd2-c437f9986305_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Newly elected Pope Francis waves from the steps of the Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica in Rome, March 14, 2013.
![Newly elected Pope Francis walks in the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore during a private visit in Rome, March 14, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/11ad6907-6d6d-4c97-a6c0-9d64ceb18691_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Newly elected Pope Francis walks in the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore during a private visit in Rome, March 14, 2013.
![Newly elected Pope Francis makes a private visit to the 5th-century Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, in a photo released by Osservatore Romano in Rome, March 14, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/8e1031d9-bf4e-4ab1-84f2-8d4088b0191f_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Newly elected Pope Francis makes a private visit to the 5th-century Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, in a photo released by Osservatore Romano in Rome, March 14, 2013.
![Newly elected Pope Francis prays before an icon of Mary during a private visit to the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, in a photo released by Osservatore Romano in Rome, March 14, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/f062e378-8ba3-4d5c-9bd2-57521fbe8df1_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Newly elected Pope Francis prays before an icon of Mary during a private visit to the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, in a photo released by Osservatore Romano in Rome, March 14, 2013.