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This popemobile is a gas, a great ride that veers nimbly between smart and silly.

He says the crowd roared as the pontiff made a lap of the venue in the popemobile, undeterred by the rain.

He then travelled around St Peter's Square in the popemobile waving to large crowds.

On Sunday after the Mass, Francis took a prolonged spin in his popemobile around St. Peter’s Square before ascending to a balcony overlooking it to deliver his traditional Easter message.

Francis spent several minutes greeting them from the popemobile, making several loops around the piazza at the end of the service.