1.   As a sign of his imperial power the pope used the regnum and as a symbol of his pontifical power he used the mitre.

2.   He predicted the pope will use Mexico as a platform to speak to the whole continent.

3.   The frail pope has used the massive public forums to emphasize Catholic spiritual renewal and a new wave of evangelization for the third millennium.

4.   The pope has also used the consistories to further the influence of the church.

5.   The pope has used this five-day trip to Mexico to lay out a hemispheric strategy for the church into the next millennium.

6.   The pope used his homily to deliver a lesson in traditional family values.

7.   The pope used his visit to the Holocaust memorial to press for solidarity between Jews and Christians.

8.   The Vatican set the dimensions of the chair, which is the same sort used by pope in Rome in the hall where he makes formal pronouncements.

9.   Bosnian President Alija Izetbegovic will review the parade from the same stand the pope uses.

10.   Earlier in the day, the pope used his homily in Notre Dame to challenge rising political pressure, in Europe and elsewhere, to crack down on immigrants.