First Things RSS Feed - John Paul Shimek https://www.firstthings.com/author/john-paul-shimek en-us Copyright 2025 First Things. All Rights Reserved. ft@firstthings.com (The Editors) ft@firstthings.com (The Editors) Mon, 20 Jan 2025 16:53:41 -0500 https://d2201k5v4hmrsv.cloudfront.net/img/favicon-196.png First Things RSS Feed Image https://www.firstthings.com/rss/author/john-paul-shimek 60 Francis Washes Feet https://www.firstthings.com/web-exclusives/2013/03/francis-washes-feet https://www.firstthings.com/web-exclusives/2013/03/francis-washes-feet Thu, 28 Mar 2013 12:37:00 -0400 Pope Francis This morning, Pope Francis presided over his first pontifical Mass inside St. Peter’s Basilica. Previous Masses have been said outdoors beneath the basilica’s sagrato . The Chrism Mass was concelebrated with the cardinals, patriarchs, archbishops, bishops, and secular and religious priests present in Rome. During the Mass, the clerics renewed their vows and the oils of the sick and the catechumens as well as the chrism oil itself were blessed. The Office of the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff indicated that some 1600 secular and religious priests from the Diocese of Rome and the Roman colleges participated in the renewal of vows.

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