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PHOTOS: Pope Francis arrives in New York

Friday, September 25, 2015
Pope Francis leads an evening prayer service at St. Patrick's Cathedral, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015, in New York.
Pope Francis stands before a full house at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015.
Pope Francis (left) and Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York (right) embrace at the end of a prayer service at St. Patrick's Cathedral in NYC on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015.
People fill the pews in anticipation of Pope Francis' arrival, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015, at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York.
Pope Francis is greeted by New York City Mayor Bill DeBlasio, right, Sen. Charles Schumer, center, and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo as he arrives at St. Patrick's Cathedral.
A group of nuns sits inside St. Patrick's Cathedral as they wait for Pope Francis to lead an evening prayer service, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015, in New York.
Pope Francis smiles as he waves at the crowd lining Fifth Avenue in New York City on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015.
Pope Francis' popemobile makes its way through the streets of Midtown Manhattan on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015.
A nun prays inside St. Patrick's Cathedral as she waits for Pope Francis to lead an evening prayer service, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015, in New York.
Pope Francis waves as he arrives at St. Patrick's Cathedral to lead an evening prayer service, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015, in New York.
Pope Francis waves to a crowd as he rides down Fifth Avenue in the pope mobile on his way to St. Patrick's Cathedral to lead an evening prayer service, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015.
Crowds watch as Pope Francis' motorcade moves through New York City streets, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015, on the way to St. Patrick's Cathedral.
People raise their phones and cameras as they watch Pope Francis pass in the pope mobile on Fifth Avenue as he arrives at St. Patrick's Cathedral, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015, in New
A young supporter waves a Vatican flag behind a barricade on the perimeter of St. Patrick's Cathedral before the arrival of Pope Francis, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015, in New York.
Pope Francis kisses Maria Teresa Heyer, a 1st grade student from the Brooklyn borough of New York, as the pope is greeted by Heyer and other students at JFK Airport.
A wax figure of Pope Francis riding around in the back of a convertible in New York City Thursday caused quite the stir. People mistook it for the real pope and called police.
Pope Francis engages well-wishers including Gerard Gubatan, of the Brooklyn borough of New York, center left, after arriving at John F. Kennedy International Airport.
Pope Francis engages well-wishers as he kisses a child after arriving at John F. Kennedy International Airport Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015, in New York.
Pope Francis smiles as he looks out at the crowd at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City on Sept. 24, 2015.
Pope Francis' plane prepares for landing at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015.
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Pope Francis leads an evening prayer service at St. Patrick's Cathedral, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015, in New York.
Robert Deutsch/USA Today via AP

NEW YORK -- Thousands of people lined the streets of Manhattan for a chance to see Pope Francis arrive in New York City Thursday. The pope arrived from JFK Airport by helicopter and then traveled by motorcade to St. Patrick's Cathedral for vespers.

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