Newly elected Pope Francis in white, pictured with Cardinal Agostino Vallini right, went to Rome's main basilica Thursday morning to pray. He is expected to reach out to former pope Benedict later Thursday. (Alessandro Bianchi/Reuters)
New Pope Slips Out Of Vatican For Morning Prayer Visit -- Reuters
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis, barely 12 hours after his election, quietly left the Vatican early on Thursday to pray for guidance as he looks to usher a Roman Catholic Church mired in intrigue and scandal into a new age of simplicity and humility.
Francis, the Argentinian cardinal who has become the first pope born outside Europe in 1,300 years, went to Rome's 5th-century Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore; there he prayed before a famed icon of Mary, the mother of Jesus, which is known as the Salus Populi Romani, or Protectress of the Roman People.
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