An estimated 250,000 people attended Francis's first Easter as pope on Sunday in a solemn yet joyful service in St. Peter's Square.<br/> <br />Under blue skies and sunshine in a square bedecked by more than 40,000 plants and flowers, the pope wore relatively simple white vestments, as opposed to his predecessor Benedict who preferred more elaborate robes.<br/> <br />The huge crowd spilled out of St. Peter's Square and into surrounding streets and included many who had come to see a pope they hope will give a new start to a Church that has been marred by scandals involving sexual abuse of children and allegations of corruption.
