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Pope Francis was greeted by thousands of Romanians on Friday evening as he arrived at the St. Joseph Catholic Cathedral to hold a Mass, during his first day of his visit to the country.

Pope Francis’ airplane arrived at the Otopeni International Airport on Friday, with the Supreme Pontiff scheduled to make a three-day visit in Romania. Hundreds of people waited for the pope’s vehicle on its scheduled route towards the Cotroceni Palace.

Romanian President Klaus Iohannis will receive Pope Francis at the Presidential Palace on May 31, during the Supreme Pontiff’s visit to the country, according to the Romania’s Presidential Administration.