Photos: Pope Francis - A look back at his first year

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Photos: Pope Francis - A look back at his first year

Pope Francis marks his first year in March. Here are some photos from his first year.

VATICAN CITY, VATICAN - MARCH 17: Pope Francis gives his first Angelus Blessing to the faithful from the window of his private residence on March 17, 2013 in Vatican City, Vatican. The Vatican is preparing for the inauguration of Pope Francis on March 19, 2013 in St Peter's Square. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

VATICAN CITY, VATICAN - APRIL 11: Pope Francis meets Mozambique Prime Minister Alberto Vaquina and his delegation at his private library on April 11, 2013 in Vatican City, Vatican. The Mozambique Prime Minister is on his first official visit to Europe since taking office in 2012. (Photo by Vatican Pool/Getty Images)

VATICAN CITY, VATICAN - MAY 22: Pope Francis attends his weekly audience on May 22, 2013 in Vatican City, Vatican. Pope Francis has sent a telegram to Archbishop Paul S. Coakley of Oklahoma City to express his deep concern for the victims, injured and homeless in the wake of a devastating tornado in Moore, Oklahoma. (Photo by Franco Origlia/Getty Images)

VATICAN CITY, VATICAN - JUNE 05: Pope Francis waves to the faithful as he attends his weekly audience in St. Peter's Square on June 5, 2013 in Vatican City, Vatican. This Wednesday Pope Francis dedicated his general audience with thousands of pilgrims and visitors to St Peter� square to the UN World Environment Day. (Photo by Franco Origlia/Getty Images)

Pope Francis gestures upon arrival for a prayer vigil with hundreds of thousands of young Catholic pilgrims attending World Youth Day (WYD), at Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro on July 27, 2013, during his week-long visit to Brazil. AFP PHOTO / LUCA ZENNARO-POOL (Photo credit should read LUCA ZENNARO/AFP/Getty Images)

VATICAN CITY, VATICAN - AUGUST 13: Pope Francis during a private audience at The Vatican on August 13, 2013 in Vatican City, Vatican. (Photo by Claudio Villa/Getty Images)

VATICAN CITY, VATICAN - SEPTEMBER 11: Pope Francis waves to the faithful at the end of his weekly General Audience in St. Peter's Square on September 11, 2013 in Vatican City, Vatican. The Holy Father continued his catechetical reflections on the Church, focusing on the image of the Church as Mother. The Pope also greeted pilgrims from several countries, including England, Wales, Kenya, Malta and the United States. (Photo by Franco Origlia/Getty Images)

ROME, ITALY - OCTOBER 30: Pope Francis waves to the faithful as he arrives in the popemobile at St. Peter's Square for his weekly audience on October 30, 2013 in Rome, Italy. During the audience the pontiff continued his series of catechetical reflections on the Creed, focusing this week on the Communion of Saints. (Photo by Franco Origlia/Getty Images)

Pope Francis meets a disabled girl during a meeting with the UNITALSI, the Italian Union responsible for the transportation of sick people to Lourdes and the International Shrines in PaulVI hall, at the Vatican, on November 9, 2013. AFP PHOTO / FILIPPO MONTEFORTE (Photo credit should read FILIPPO MONTEFORTE/AFP/Getty Images)

A child plays with Pope Francis' skull cap during an audience with beneficiaries and volunteers of the Santa Marta pediatric dispensary in Paul VI Audience Hall in the Vatican on December 14, 2013. AFP PHOTO / ALBERTO PIZZOLI (Photo credit should read ALBERTO PIZZOLI/AFP/Getty Images)

VATICAN CITY, VATICAN - JANUARY 22: Pope Francis waves to the crowds as he arrives in St. Peter's square for his weekly audience on January 22, 2014 in Vatican City, Vatican. Pope Francis devoted the catechetical portion of his weekly General Audience to the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. The main reflection delivered by Pope Francis in Italian, said, 'We know that Christ has not been divided; yet we must sincerely recognize that our communities continue to experience divisions which are a source of scandal and weaken our witness to the Gospel.' (Photo by Franco Origlia/Getty Images)

VATICAN CITY, VATICAN - FEBRUARY 20: Pope Francis (R) leaves an Extraordinary Consistory on February 20, 2014 in Vatican City, Vatican. Pope Francis will create 19 new cardinals in a ceremony on February 22, 2014. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)

ROME, ITALY - MARCH 05: Pope Francis delivers his blessing during the Ash Wednesday service at Basilica di Santa Sabina on March 5, 2014 in Rome, Italy. Ash Wednesday opens the liturgical 40-day period of Lent, a time of prayer, fasting, penitence and alms giving leading up to Easter. (Photo by Vatican Pool/Getty Images)

Argentina's Jorge Bergoglio, elected Pope Francis I waves from the window of St Peter's Basilica's balcony after being elected the 266th pope of the Roman Catholic Church on March 13, 2013 at the Vatican. AFP PHOTO / VINCENZO PINTO (Photo credit should read VINCENZO PINTO/AFP/Getty Images)

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VATICAN CITY, VATICAN - MARCH 17: Pope Francis gives his first Angelus Blessing to the faithful from the window of his private residence on March 17, 2013 in Vatican City, Vatican. The Vatican is preparing for the inauguration of Pope Francis on March 19, 2013 in St Peter's Square. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

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