Palm Sunday ceremony held in Saint Peter's Square

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A beautiful ceremony in Saint Peter's Square this morning.

Palm Sunday marks the beginning of holy week it will also be a very busy week for Pope Benedict sixteenth a massive crowd here this morning if you don't like crowds and Peter's square is probably not the the place you want to beat during this -- -- here.

So many pilgrims from all around the world people come to Rome for all sorts of reasons during the year.

But those who were -- here at this time are normally here.

For religious reasons in his homily Pope Benedict laying out a challenge to the pilgrims.

Saying they have to ask themselves what idea do I half of god.

Bennett saying that this is a crucial question that no one should try to avoid and certainly not this week the Pope making a special plea to all the young people present.

Saying that they have to make Christ the center of their lives if they want to find true joy.

And finally it will be an important test for the Pope the Pope is 84 he'll turn 85 the week after Easter we saw on his trip to Mexico.

He did use a -- in public for the first time we'll see if that comes out again.

In Rome Greg Burke Fox News.

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