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Vast crowds gathered outside the Buenos Aires cathedral overnight to dance and sing as they prepared to watch the inauguration of Francis I, an Argentine like them, as the new pope on a giant television screen today.

The new pope -- until days ago known as Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Archbishop of Buenos Aires -- regularly delivered mass at the cathedral on a corner of the Plaza de Mayo.

The president's office, the Casa Rosada, is also located on the plaza. "We are expecting a full plaza, as if it were to celebrate a World Cup victory," said Federico Wals.

Going to the pope's party will be Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman P.J. Kurien.

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