"Pope Francis enjoyed a whirlwind tour of the city Friday, speaking at the United Nations, attending
prayer service at Ground Zero, delighting Catholic-school children in East Harlem and rolling in the popemobile past 80,000 adoring fans in Central Park.
The pontiff capped it off by celebrating Mass before nearly 20,000 faithful at Madison Square Garden, a ceremony both solemn and rich in the colorful pageantry of the Roman Catholic Church.
Before the service, Francis made a lap of the arena in a golf cart, to cheers boisterous enough for a Rangers or Knicks game.
Francis grinned, waved and accepted flowers and other gifts.
A bevy of stars gave a rousing, religious-themed performance.
“What an honor to be here with you all on this journey of faith as we come together to welcome Pope Francis to one of the greater cities on Earth,” Estefan said.
Openly gay TV personality Mo Rocca’s implausible appearance as the first reader of the Mass — in Spanish — sparked a Twitter Hallelujah.
Gov. Cuomo said the pope left him astonished and inspired.
“I’m a lifelong New Yorker and I’ve seen a lot of things, but this is one of the really great moments. The reality was even better than the expectation,” said Cuomo, who followed the pope from event to event." NYP
The pontiff capped it off by celebrating Mass before nearly 20,000 faithful at Madison Square Garden, a ceremony both solemn and rich in the colorful pageantry of the Roman Catholic Church.
Before the service, Francis made a lap of the arena in a golf cart, to cheers boisterous enough for a Rangers or Knicks game.
Francis grinned, waved and accepted flowers and other gifts.
A bevy of stars gave a rousing, religious-themed performance.
“What an honor to be here with you all on this journey of faith as we come together to welcome Pope Francis to one of the greater cities on Earth,” Estefan said.
Openly gay TV personality Mo Rocca’s implausible appearance as the first reader of the Mass — in Spanish — sparked a Twitter Hallelujah.
Gov. Cuomo said the pope left him astonished and inspired.
“I’m a lifelong New Yorker and I’ve seen a lot of things, but this is one of the really great moments. The reality was even better than the expectation,” said Cuomo, who followed the pope from event to event." NYP
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