Pope Celebrates Easter in St. Peter's Basilica

WHEEL WORLD NEWS - VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis for the first time to celebrate Easter Saturday (03/30/2013) after praying for peace in the Middle East and Christian-Muslim dialogue in a torch-lit ceremony on Friday.
Pope Argentina's newly elected according to the AFP news agency will lead the Mass in St. Peter's Basilica on Sunday (03/31/2013) 1930 GMT and also will baptize adult converts four Albanian origin, an Italian, Russian and a U.S. citizen.
A series of intensive preparation for the ceremony ahead of Easter Sunday-the holiest day in the Christian calendar - the first non-European pope in nearly 1,300 years.
Tens of thousands of people are expected to attend Mass on Sunday when the pope will issue a special blessing from the same balcony of St. Peter's Basilica where he appeared on election night.