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VATICAN CITY, APR 20, 2005 (VIS) - Following is the complete text of the first message of Pope Benedict XVI which he delivered in Latin at the end of this morning's Mass with the members of the College of Cardinals in the Sistine Chapel. Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger was elected as the 264th successor to St. Peter in early evening yesterday. "Grace and peace in abundance to all of you! In my soul there are two contrasting sentiments in these hours. On the one hand, a sense of inadequacy and human turmoil for the responsibility entrusted to me yesterday as the...

First Mass by the new Pope in Sistine Chapel. Procession is going in now. The Pope is using Pope John Paul II's staff.

<p>For the parishioners lined up outside Immaculate Heart Catholic Church, the arrival of Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted marked a new beginning. And they were there to witness it.</p> <p>"It was very beautiful, a precious thing," said Alicia Luna, 52, of Phoenix.</p>