Pope Francis leaves Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica aboard a car after a private prayer on March 14, 2013 in Rome, on his first full day as the leader of the Roman Catholic Chuch, following his historic election.
Pope Francis his people call him "the Simple Pope".
Francisco viajó en micro, pagó su hotel y visitó un colegio.
El nuevo Papa adelantó a los cardenales que hoy tiene previsto reunirse con el Papa Emérito Benedicto XVI en su retiro al sur de Roma, que visitará una basílica en Roma y, nuevamente bromeando, Francisco dijo: "También debo pasar por la residencia, tomar mis maletas y pagar la cuenta".
Dolan describió la emoción dentro de la Capilla Sixtina cuando Bergoglio alcanzó los 77 votos, la mayoría de dos tercios necesaria para elegirlo.
"Comenzamos a aplaudir, pero luego tuvimos que detenernos hasta que se contara el resto de los votos y luego aplaudimos nuevamente al final, y nuevamente cuando él dijo que aceptaba la elección", comentó Dolan.
Minutos después de su elección, el nuevo Santo Padre ingresó a la sacristía de la Capilla Sixtina para ponerse sus atuendos papales blancos. La sacristía es conocida como el "Cuarto de las Lágrimas", porque es donde el nuevo pontífice siente por primera vez el peso del papado.
Cuando él salió, una silla similar a un trono había sido preparada en una plataforma, pero Francisco prefirió saludar a los cardenales desde una silla a su mismo nivel, dijo Dolan.
El nuevo Sumo Pontífice dijo a los 114 cardenales que lo eligieron que había escogido su nombre en honor a San Francisco de Asís, quien es conocido en el catolicismo como "el pobrecillo" debido a que renunció a los bienes terrenales.
Hubo algunas especulaciones de que como Bergoglio es miembro de la orden religiosa de la Compañía de Jesús, podría haber escogido el nombre en honor de San Francisco Javier, uno de los primeros jesuitas. "Él aclaró eso rápidamente", dijo Dolan.
Dolan comentó que la elección de Francisco será "un impulso para la Iglesia en las Américas, una verdadera bendición".
"Existe una sensación de alivio en todos nosotros porque ahora sabemos que tenemos un buen pastor", dijo Dolan. "Él es un hombre con los pies en la tierra (...) un hombre de confianza y aplomo, con una hermosa sinceridad y humildad", agregó.
New style of papacy: Pope Francis pays hotel bill.
Pope Francis put his humility on display during his first day as pontiff Thursday, stopping by his hotel to pick up his luggage and pay the bill himself in a decidedly different style of papacy than his tradition-minded predecessor who tended to stay ensconced in the frescoed halls of the Vatican.
The break from Benedict XVI's pontificate was evident even in Francis' wardrobe choices: He kept the simple iron pectoral cross of his days as bishop and eschewed the red cape that Benedict wore when he was presented to the world for the first time in 2005 — choosing instead the simple white cassock of the papacy.
And in his first Mass as pope, Francis showed how different he would be as a pastor, giving an off-the-cuff homily about the need to walk with God, build up his church and confess — at one point referring to children building sand castles on the beach.
It was a far simpler message than the dense, three-page discourse Benedict delivered in Latin during his first Mass as pope in 2005.
The difference in style was a sign of Francis' belief that the Catholic Church needs to be at one with the people it serves and not impose its message on a society that often doesn't want to hear it, Francis' authorized biographer, Sergio Rubin, said in an interview Thursday with The Associated Press.
"It seems to me for now what is certain is it's a great change of style, which for us isn't a small thing," Rubin said, recalling how the former Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio would celebrate Masses with homeless people and prostitutes in Buenos Aires.
"He believes the church has to go to the streets," he said, "to express this closeness of the church and this accompaniment with those who are suffering."
Francis began his first day as pope making an early morning visit in a simple Vatican car to a Roman basilica dedicated to the Virgin Mary and prayed before an icon of the Madonna.
He had told a crowd of some 100,000 people packed in rain-soaked St. Peter'
Two "Giorgios":) Jorge in spanish is Georg in german and Giorgio in italian :) God bless them!
This handout picture released by the Press office shows Pope Francis Argentina's Jorge Mario Bergoglio, leading a mass at the Sistine chapel at the Vatican on March 14, 2013 a day after his election. Pope Francis and the cardinals who made him the first Latin American leader of the Catholic Church returned to the Sistine Chapel on Thursday, this time to celebrate mass together.
Pope Francis Aleading a mass at the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican on March 14, 2013.
Francis wanted to share the bus with his " boys" :)
Today in the hotel paying his accomodation :D, Pope very original.
The Legacy of three Popes.
When Francis was Cardinal.
https://twitter.com/Pontifex
@Pontifex in the different languages are official:
@Pontifex_it, @Pontifex_fr, @Pontifex_es, @Pontifex_pt, @Pontifex_de, @Pontifex_ar, @Pontifex_pl, @Pontifex_ln (the last one is "LN" for Latin).
Francis' Agenda: "To Walk, To Build, To Profess Christ Crucified"
Pope Francis met with professional communicators on Saturday, receiving them in audience in the Paul VI Hall, the lobby of which had been converted into a media centre serving the more than 5 thousand journalists accredited with the Press Office of the Holy See during the Papal transition. one of the principal highlights of the audience was Pope Francis’ account of how he came to choose his regnal name. “In the election, I had [sitting] next to me, the Archbishop emeritus of Sao Paulo and the Prefect emeritus of the Congregation for Clergy, Cardinal Claudio Hummes – a great friend – a great friend,” said Pope Francis, arousing enthusiastic applause.
Pope Francis reacts next to the prefect of the papal household, Georg Gaenswein during a private audience to members of the medias on March 16, 2013 at the Paul VI hall at the Vatican. Pope Francis on Saturday called for 'a poor Church for the poor', saying he chose his papal name because St Francis of Assisi was 'a man of poverty and a man of peace'.
Pope Francis caresses a guide dog during a private audience to members of the medias on March 16, 2013 at the Paul VI hall at the Vatican. Pope Francis called for 'a poor Church for the poor', saying he chose his papal name because St Francis of Assisi was 'a man of poverty and a man of peace'.
Newly elected Pope Francis waves after holding his first audience with journalists and media inside the Paul VI hall on March 16, 2013 in Vatican City, Vatican. The pope emphasized to journalists his desire for the Church to be more supportive of the poor, a reflection of his patron saint Francis of Assisi who championed those afflicted by poverty while being a fierce protector of all creation.
Gammarelli is the official tailor of the pope. The shop is located in Rome. Gammarelli makes for example the zuchetto.
The company has tailored for the popes since many generations.
The Vatican released Pope Francis' schedule for the days before Holy Week, and includes several surprises. on Sunday, March 17, in addition to the Angelus from his office window to the faithful in St. Peter's Square, the Pope will celebrate Mass at 10 in the morning at St. Ann Parish in the Vatican.
Francis does not want change his shoes :) Newly elected Pope Francis as he attends his first audience with journalists and media inside the Paul VI hall on March 16, 2013 in Vatican City, Vatican. The pope thanked the media for their coverage during the historic transition of the papacy and explained his vision of the future for the Catholic Church.
The Mass will be broadcast live. on Saturday, March 23, he will travel to Castel Gandolfo to have lunch with Pope emeritus Benedict XVI.
Franzis walking through streets.
Francis greets people after the Holy Mass celebrated today.
Francis greets people after the Holy Mass celebrated today.
Pope Francis' first tweet in front of a computer screen showing the same tweet on March 17, 2013 in Rome. Pope Francis issued his first tweet on Sunday shortly after performing his first Angelus prayer, with a consistent message: 'Pray for me'. 'Dear friends, I thank you from my heart and ask you to continue to pray for me,' the Argentine pope tweeted from the @Pontifex account.
Pilgrims gather holding their country's flags as Pope Francis delivers his Angelus prayer and blessing to the thousands gathered in St Peter’s Square on March 17, 2013 in Vatican City, Vatican.The Vatican is preparing for the inauguration of Pope Francis on March 19, 2013 in St Peter's Square.
Pope Francis speaking with a young priest before a mass at Santa Anna church at the Vatican. Pope Francis on Sunday grabbed an opportunity to shake hands with well-wishers, plunging into crowds pushing against barricades outside a Vatican gate as security men and Swiss Guards stood nervously :)
Pope Francis Gives His First Angelus Blessing To The Faithful.
In this undated collect photograph courtesy of the Jesuit General Curia in Rome, a young Jorge Mario Bergoglio poses. The Argentinian Jorge Mario Bergoglio, ordained for the Jesuits on 1969 at the Theological faculty of San Miguel was elected as Pope Francis on March 13, 2013 as the first ever Jesuit pontiff. The Society of Jesus, founded in 1540 by the Spanish Ignatius of Loyola's, is a Christian male religious order of the Roman Catholic Church. The society is engaged in evangelization and apostolic ministry in 112 nations and on six continents. Jesuits operate in education (founding schools, colleges, universities and seminaries), intellectual research and cultural pursuits.
Italian carabinieri policemen patrol at St Peter's square on March 18, 2013 at the Vatican, on the eve of Pope Francis inauguration mass.
Pope Francis meets Argentinian President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner on March 18, 2013 in Vatican City, Vatican.
The Fisherman’s Ring of Pope Francis is seen on the Vatican's guide book for the inauguration mass on March 18, 2013 at the Vatican. Pope Francis has eschewed tradition and chosen a silver Fisherman's Ring rather than a gold one -- and one designed decades ago rather than created specifically for him. The gold-plated silver ring, one of the papal symbols that the new pope will receive during the inauguration mass on Tuesday, is modelled on a ring designed by Italian sculptor Enrico Manfrini, who died in 2004, for Paul VI.
Pope Francis' coat of arms, episcopal coat of arms was adapted to his new task as Pope(blason).
A general view shows chairs installed in front of the St Peter's basilica on the eve of Pope Francis inauguration mass on March 18, 2013 at the Vatican.
Pope Francis Inauguration Mass.
Pope Francis meets European Parliament President Martin Schulz inside St Peter's Basilica at the end of his Inauguration Mass on March 19, 2013 in Vatican City, Vatican. The inauguration of Pope Francis is being held in front of an expected crowd of up to one million pilgrims and faithful who have crowded into St Peter's Square and the surrounding streets to see the former Cardinal of Buenos Aires officially take up his position. Pope Francis' inauguration takes place in front his cardinals, spiritual leaders as well as heads of states from around the world
