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message of peace to some 150,000 people in st. peter s square. this is francis first christmas as leader of the world s catholics. becky anderson has a special look now at the path he took to get here. reporter: francis journey to the papacy goes back to 1969 when he was ordained as a jesuit priest in argentina where he was born. he became archbishop in 199 and ultimately pope. his service was hallmark and humility. three years later in 2001, pope john paul ii appointed him a cardinal. and after more than a decade on march 13th it, 2013, he was elected to lead the world s estimated 1.2 billion catholics and installed as pope six days later.
there cautiously celebrating christmas day. militant groups have used the holiday to target christian churches. a car bomb went off outside a church a few hours ago. at least 38 people were killed, a second bomb going off in an open air market in a christian neighborhood, as well. history though the in the making at the vatican this morning, that s where pope francis presided over his first christmas celebration as pontiff. his message both simple and in keeping with his basic values. erin mclaughlin was there. reporter: as you can see, they re streaming into st. peter s square, people from all over the world, pilgrims and atheists, men women and children of a multitude of religions flooding the square to hear what the pope has to say to the world on christmas day. translator: god is peace.
some beautiful and these are historic images from the vatican. this was pope francis presiding over his first christmas celebration in his new role. and while the ceremonies involved a lot of pomp and circumstance, erin mclaughlin shows us the pope kept his christmas message simple and to the point. as you can see, they re streaming into st. peter s square. people from all over the world pilgrims and atheists, men, women and children of a multitude of religions flooding the scare to hear what pope francis has to say to the world on christmas day. translator: god is peace. let us ask him to help us to be peacemakers each day. what did you think of the pope s message? i think it was wonderful. it was beautiful.
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