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Pope Francis exchanges his skull-cup with a faithful as he arrives for his weekly General Audience in St. Peter Square at the Vatican, Wednesday, Oct.16, 2013. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

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Pope Francis grabs a scarf as he arrives for his weekly General Audience in St. Peter Square at the Vatican, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

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Pope Francis greets the faithful as he arrives for his weekly General Audience in St. Peter Square at the Vatican, Wednesday, Oct.16, 2013. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

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Pope Francis greets the faithful as he arrives for his weekly General Audience in St. Peter Square at the Vatican, Wednesday, Oct.16, 2013. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

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Pope Francis arrives for his weekly General Audience in St. Peter Square at the Vatican, Wednesday, Oct.16, 2013. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

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Pope Francis salutes the faithful as he arrives for his weekly General Audience in St. Peter Square at the Vatican, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

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Pope Francis salutes as he leaves after his weekly General Audience in St. Peter Square at the Vatican, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

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In this picture provided Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013, by the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano, Pope Francis wears a firefighter's helmet he was given as he arrived for his weekly general audience at the Vatican. (AP Photo/L'Osservatore Romano, ho)

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In this picture provided Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013, by the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano, Pope Francis holds a firefighter's helmet he was given as he arrived for his weekly general audience at the Vatican. (AP Photo/L'Osservatore Romano, ho)

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In this picture provided Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013, by the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano, Pope Francis meets with Juan Bautista Segonds, second from right, president of Rugby Sin Fronteras (Rugby Without Borders), at the end of his weekly general audience at the Vatican. (AP Photo/L'Osservatore Romano, ho)