Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Buenos Aires has become the next Pope of the Catholic Church, taking the name Francis.
Pope Francis greeted the crowds of faithful gathered in St. Peter’s Square shortly after 8pm local time, after spending time in prayer before the Blessed Sacrament in the Pauline Chapel.
Jorge Mario Bergoglio, now Pope Francis, was archbishop of Buenos Aires. He is a Jesuit and is 76. He is the first Latin-American Pope and the first Jesuit Pope. In 2005, he received the second-most votes in the conclave that elected Pope Benedict XVI.
He entered the Society of Jesus in 1958 and obtained a licentiate in philosophy. He was ordained a priest in 1969 and taught as a theology professor. He was a provincial leader for the Society of Jesus and a seminary rector.
The College of Cardinals came to an agreement on the Holy Father’s election the afternoon of March 13, after a total of four inconclusive votes earlier that day and the previous day.
Two-thirds of the cardinals present (in this case, 77 of 115) were necessary to elect a new pontiff.
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Yes, he is Francis, but not Francis I. He will only be Francis I when a new Pope takes Francis again. Sorry to correct you.
Praised be Jesus Christ. Now & forever!
GOD BLESS POPE FRANCIS!!!
God Bless Pope Francis I.
Vivia il papa!
Praise God - we have a new Pope who has the true spirit of St. Francis. He is a humble man who IS godly and an evangelizer!
May the Lord bless him and guide him on his journey.
based on the news reports about pope francis, it would appear the cardinals have done themselves proud. thanks be to God! again, the princes of the Church put the media types, with their ominous projections of division and corruption, to shame. five rounds of voting and they were able to find agreement. thanks be to God!
Viva Il Papa!!! God Bless you Pope Francis.
Habemus Papam! Deo gratias! What a gift this holy, humble man is to the Church! Thank you and praise You, Lord God! But surely his name is Pope Francis, not Pope Francis 1. The number will only follow if and when there is a Pope Francis II. Or not? But Halleluja Praise God! This is a great day for the Church!
My prayers are with you Pope Francis. May the Lord God bless you and help you guide the Church in these troubling times. A heavy cross for another man to carry but with God’s will to see us through.
God bless you Holy Father.
Francis for the Francis from Assisi or for Francis Xavier the Jesuit?
Both seem appropriate.
Thank you Jesus for a humble Pope Francis. The humility of this Pope is just what the world needs at this point in time. Thank you Holy Trinity!
Another great humble pope for our Church! Another great work of the Holy Spirit! Praised be Jesus Christ! Now and forever!
Im so pleased to have this Cardinal as Pope. He will do wonders for our catholic faith and is the icing on the cake especially in this year of faith. Thanks be to God!!
God Bless the Pontificate of Pope Francis!!! Thank you Cardinals. A man who chose to live in a small apartment rather than the grand house of a Bishop, a man who declined a limousine for public transportation, a man who washed the feet of AIDS patients in solidarity with their suffering. I look forward to coming to know Pope Francis…
Perhaps a Jesuit like Francis will not have the guts to take the guillotine to some of the truly horrible Jesuit heretics in American universities.
Actually there is Papal precedent for him being “Francis I.” John Paul I named himself “John Paul I” when obviously at that time there was no other “John Paul.” So it is likely he will be referred to as “Francis I” in all Vatican documents.
God bless Pope Francis I
I think he can still be Francis I, as he is the first of that name.
I believe that the Blessed Mother had a big hand in this one. She is, after all, the Patroness of the Americas. Viva il Papa. Praise God!!!
May the Lord shine down His grace on Pope Francis.
God Bless you as a Pope of the People.
“Francis, Francis, go and repair My house which, as you can see, is falling into ruins.” Christ to St. Francis of Assisi, chapel of San Damiano.
We need a pope with the genuine spirit and humility of St. Francis now more than ever. The Church in the West is in ruins.
Felicitation! Felicitation! (Congrats in French) God bless our new Pope!
Rob,
He will take the time to correct heresies, with patience and charity no doubt. Such “guillotine” talk is very anti-St. Francis. Remember, the same one who tried to intervene during the Crusades in Egypt?
It’s just Francis.
God bless Pope Francis I, it looks like the cardinals did well choosing a new pontiff. He appears to be humble and personable and hopefully, like St. Francis of Assissi, he will help repair God’s house, the church. I know too many people who take a twisted kind of comfort in Catholic scandals as excuses to separate themselves from the church. May God help him get the proverbial house in order so many won’t have the deviant activities and cover ups as flimsy excuses to avoid attempting themselves to be good Catholic examples.
God Bless Pope Francis!!
Thank You God for the gift of the church.
To all: Please pray for the pope.
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Our Father who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy name.
Thy kingdom come.
Thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread,
and forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us,
and lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
Thanks be to God, and God bless Pope Francis!
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