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Pope Francis is helped down the steps in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Tuesday, March 19, 2013. Pope Francis has urged princes, presidents, sheikhs and thousands of ordinary people gathered for his installation Mass to protect God's creation, the weakest and the poorest of the world. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)

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Pope Francis greets the faithful from a side gate of the Vatican on Sunday, March 17, 2013. (AP Photo/L'Osservatore Romano)

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greeting the faithful: Pope Francis waves to the crowd from the central balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican on Wednesday after his election. (Associated Press)

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greeting the faithful: Pope Francis waves to the crowd from the central balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican on Wednesday after his election. (Associated Press)

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In this photo provided by the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano, Pope Francis waves the crowd from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican on March 13, 2013. Argentine Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who chose the name of Pope Francis, is the 266th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church. (Associated Press/L'Osservatore Romano)

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Children need their fathers, Pope Francis said Wednesday. (AP photo)