ROUGH CUT (NO REPORTER NARRATION)<br/> <br />Pope Francis baptised 32 newborn babies in the Sistine Chapel on Sunday.<br/> <br />Baptism is the sacrament at which infants or converts are initiated into the Christian faith. Francis poured water on the foreheads of the infants as part of the ritual.<br/> <br />Unlike his predecessors, who usually delivered long and theology laden homilies at the yearly event, the pope offered a brief, improvised homily of some 300 words centred on the children.<br/> <br />Pope Francis told the parents that their children were part of a chain of faith.<br/> <br />"You are transmitters of faith. You have the duty to transmit the faith to these children. This is the most beautiful thing you will pass on to them - faith. Take this thought home with you," said the Pope.<br/> <br />Sunday's service was the latest example of the more simple style Francis has introduced in the Vatican.
