Pope Begins Holy Week With Impromptu Homily

Pope Francis kicked off Holy Week leading up to Easter by celebrating Palm Sunday Mass with pilgrims in St. Peter's Square on Sunday.The pontiff ignored his prepared homily and spoke entirely off-the-cuff in a remarkable departure from practice. Later, he hopped off his pope mobile to pose for "selfies'' with young people in the crowd.Francis called on people, himself included, to look into their own hearts to see how they are living their lives.In a crowd of around 100,000...

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