Indian Catholics celebrates appointment of Pope Francis
Updated on Mar 14, 2013 12:55 pm IST
Catholics across India hailed the appointment of Argentine Pope Francis, who became the first non-European pontiff in nearly 1,300 years. Catholics on Thursday said that they are holding special prayers for the new Pope who will lead over 1.2 billion Roman Catholics in the modern world.
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