Papal Selfie: Pope Francis Breaks Protocols On Palm Sunday MassTo Take Selfies, Says Homily Without Notes.

Pope Francis has made a remarkable break in protocol by delivering an off-the-cuff homily and posing for 'selfies' during Palm Sunday celebrations.
The Pontiff joined around 100,000 Romans, tourists and pilgrims in St Peter's Square in Vatican City today to commemorate Jesus's entry into Jerusalem before his crucifixion. 
In a startling move, he abandoned his prepared homily, the first time for a Pope and spoke entirely without notes  to the crowds, who were waving olive branches, tall palm fronds and tiny braided palm leaves shaped like crosses.

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And he continued to stray from the script - climbing off his Popemobile to pose for 'selfies', hugging young children and babies and even sipping cups of 'mate', a tea-like drink, passed to him from worshippers.

In his 15-minute homily, Francis called on people, himself included, to look into their own hearts to see how they are living their lives.

He later posed for 'selfies' with young people from Rio de Janeiro who had carried a large cross in the square, before climbing back aboard his open-topped Popemobile.

However, he had barely sat down when he spotted several Polish youths also clamoring for a photo.

Without even waiting for the vehicle to fully stop, the Pope hopped off and took another 'selfie' with the youngsters, who could be seen beaming widely at the camera.