Around 400,000 Roman Catholics, attended the ceremony on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to mark the opening of World Youth Day.The highlight of the festival will be visited on Thursday by Pope Francis.
Pope arrives in Brazil on Monday, made his first trip abroad since becoming head of the Roman Catholic Church.
His visit was to remain under tight security after weeks of anti-government protesters and corruption.
Mass Tuesday evening at Copacabana Beach in Rio led by Archbishop Orani Joao Tempesta.
He welcomed pilgrims to the five-day festival, expected to draw an estimated 1.5 million people from around the world.
Pope who came from neighboring Argentina has no public events scheduled for Tuesday and spent time at a private house.
He is expected to greet a large crowd at Copacabana on Thursday.
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