PHOTOS: Pope Francis marks first anniversary, tweets ‘Please pray for me’
March 13, 2014
Pope Francis waves to the crowd from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio who chose the name of Francis is the 266th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) ( Vatican Pope )
VATICAN CITY, VATICAN - MARCH 13: Newly elected Pope Francis I waves as he appears on the central balcony of St Peter's Basilica on March 12, 2013 in Vatican City, Vatican. Argentinian Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected as the 266th Pontiff and will lead the world's 1.2 billion Catholics. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) ( 163680106JR011_THE_CONCLAVE )
White smoke emerges from the chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel, in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. The white smoke indicates that the new pope has been elected. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) ( Vatican Pope )
A mobile phone displays a tweet of Pope Francis reading "Please pray for me" on his @Pontifex twitter account on March 13, 2014 in Rome. Pope Francis today marked the first anniversary of his election in prayer and quiet contemplation of the meaning of Lent, far from the adoring crowds and controversies of Rome. In keeping with Francis's tendency to eschew much of the pomp and ceremony associated with his role, the anniversary was not marked in any official way, with the exception a solitary tweet from the official @Pontifex account. "Please pray for me," the 77-year-old wrote to his 12 million followers in nine languages, echoing an appeal he made in his first address to followers from the balcony of St Peter's Basilica exactly one year ago. ( GABRIEL BOUYS/AFP/Getty Images) ( DV1686291 )
Pope Francis arrives in St. Peter's Square for the weekly general audience at the Vatican, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2013. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) ( Vatican Pope )
A photograph of Pope Francis is on display at the entrance to the Buenos Aires cathedral on March 13, 2014 on the day of the first anniversary of his pontificate. Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio was archbishop of Buenos Aires from February 28, 1998 until March 13, 2013 when he was placed at the helmof the Roman Catholic Church. (DANIEL GARCIA/AFP/Getty Images) ( Mvd6598662 )
Faithfull react in St Peter's Square after white smoke billowed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel announcing that Catholic Church cardinals had elected a new pope during a conclave on March 13, 2013 at the Vatican. (FILIPPO MONTEFORTE,FILIPPO MONTEFORTE/AFP/Getty Images) ( DV1437148 )
Pope Francis delivers his blessing during the Angelus noon prayer he celebrated from the window of his studio overlooking St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Sunday, March 9, 2014. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini) ( Vatican Pope )
Argentina's Jorge Bergoglio, elected Pope Francis I (C) appears at the window of St Peter's Basilica's balcony after being elected the 266th pope of the Roman Catholic Church on March 13, 2013 at the Vatican. (ANDREAS SOLARO,ANDREAS SOLARO/AFP/Getty Images) ( DV1437283 )
VATICAN CITY, VATICAN - MARCH 13: Newly elected Pope Francis I speaks to the waiting crowd from the central balcony of St Peter's Basilica on March 13, 2013 in Vatican City, Vatican. Argentinian Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected as the 266th Pontiff and will lead the world's 1.2 billion Catholics. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images) ( 163680106DI00011_The_Concla )
Cardinals watch as Pope Francis speaks to the crowd from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio, who chose the name of Francis, is the 266th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini) ( APTOPIX Vatican Pope )
White smoke rises from the chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel meaning that cardinals elected a new pope on the second day of their secret conclave on March 13, 2013 at the Vatican. (ANDREAS SOLARO,ANDREAS SOLARO/AFP/Getty Images) ( DV1437142 )
In this picture provided by the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano, Pope Francis arrives to a retreat outside Rome aboard a bus with cardinals and bishops, Sunday, March 9, 2014. Francis and the heads of Vatican offices traveled to Ariccia, in the hills south of Rome, where the Society of St. Paul offered up a retreat house for spiritual exercises through Friday. Jesuits typically do such Lenten retreats away from home, and Francis is breaking with recent papal tradition of prayers and meditation at the Vatican during the 40-day Lenten period preceding Easter. (AP Photo/L'Osservatore Romano, ho) ( Vatican Pope Lent )
Pope Francis leads a prayer at the statue of Virgin Mary during the annual feast of the Immaculate Conception at Piazza di Spagna (Spanish Steps) in Rome on December 8, 2013. AFP PHOTO / VINCENZO PINTO (VINCENZO PINTO/AFP/Getty Images) ( DV1589699 )
Pope Francis delivers his blessing during the Angelus noon prayer he celebrated from the window of his studio overlooking St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Sunday, March 9, 2014. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini) ( Vatican Pope )
Pope Francis leaves at the end of a Mass on the occasion of his visit to the Parish Church of St. Cirillo Alessandrino, in Rome, Sunday, Dec. 1, 2013. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) ( Italy Pope )
Pope Francis (top) addresses to the crowd from his apartments during his sunday's Angelus prayer at St Peter's square on December 1st, 2013 at the Vatican. (ANDREAS SOLARO/AFP/Getty Images) ( DV1585974 )
Pope Francis, Time magazine's 2013 Person of the Year, is seen an undated photo of the magazine cover provided by Time, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2013. Time said the Catholic church’s new leader has changed the perception of his organization in an extraordinary way in a short time. (AP Photo/ ( Time Person Of The Year )
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, presents Pope Francis with a Menorah during their meeting at the Vatican, Monday, Dec. 2, 2013. Netanyahu is on a visit to Italy, which include a meeting with Pope Francis at the Vatican. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino, Pool) ( Vatican Pope Israel )
Pope Francis arrives adjusts his skullcap as he arrives in St. Peter's Square for the weekly general audience at the Vatican, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2013. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) ( Vatican Pope )
Pope Francis, third right, arrives to celebrate a mass for the end of the Year of Faith, in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Sunday, Nov. 24, 2013. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini) ( Vatican Pope )
New Pope, Argentinian cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio appears at the window of St Peter's Basilica's balcony after being elected the 266th pope of the Roman Catholic Church on March 13, 2013 at the Vatican. ( FILIPPO MONTEFORTE,FILIPPO MONTEFORTE/AFP/Getty Images) ( DV1437241 )
Pope Francis meets Sviatoslav Shevchuk, Major Archbishop of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, during celebrations for the fiftieth anniversary of the translation of the relics of St. Josaphat to the Vatican Basilica, in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Monday, Nov. 25, 2013. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini) ( Vatican Pope Ukraine Greek Church )
A decorated Christmas tree is seen in the foreground as Pope Francis delivers his message during the Angelus noon prayer from his studio window overlooking St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2013. The pontiff is scheduled to pray in front of the statue of the Virgin Mary in downtown Rome on the occasion of the Immaculate Conception feast later in the afternoon. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) ( Vatican Pope )
Pope Francis (C) waves to the crowd as he arrives to lead a mass during a visit at the parish of S.Cirillo Alessandrino on December 1st, 2013 in Rome. (ANDREAS SOLARO/AFP/Getty Images) ( DV1586283 )
Pope Francis waves to the crowd from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio who chose the name of Francis is the 266th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno) ( Vatican New Pope )
Pope Francis flanked by Monsignor Guido Marini, master of liturgical ceremonies, waves to the crowd from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio, who chose the name of Francis is the 266th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn) ( Vatican Pope )
Pedestrians walk past a mural of Pope Francis painted on the exterior of a hospital in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, March 12, 2014, a day ahead of Pope Francis’s election first anniversary. From his gestures to his simple sound bites to his emphasis that priests are called to serve, Pope Francis has endeared himself to the public, radically shifted the paradigm of the papacy and reminded the world that the church's mission is one of mercy. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko) ( Argentina Pope's First Year )
Argentina's cardinal Jorge Bergoglio, elected Pope Francis I (2ndL) appears with cardinals at the window of St Peter's Basilica's balcony after being elected the 266th pope of the Roman Catholic Church on March 13, 2013 at the Vatican. (GIUSEPPE CACACE,GIUSEPPE CACACE/AFP/Getty Images) ( DV1437261 )
Pope Francis flanked by Monsignor Guido Marini, master of liturgical ceremonies, waves to the crowd from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio, who chose the name of Francis is the 266th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini) ( Vatican Pope )
Argentina's cardinal Jorge Bergoglio, elected Pope Francis I (L) appears at the window of St Peter's Basilica's balcony after being elected the 266th pope of the Roman Catholic Church on March 13, 2013 at the Vatican. (GIUSEPPE CACACE,GIUSEPPE CACACE/AFP/Getty Images) ( DV1437281 )
Argentina's Jorge Bergoglio, elected Pope Francis I (C) appears at the window of St Peter's Basilica's balcony after being elected the 266th pope of the Roman Catholic Church on March 13, 2013 at the Vatican. (ALBERTO PIZZOLI,ALBERTO PIZZOLI/AFP/Getty Images) ( DV1437263 )
VATICAN CITY, VATICAN - MARCH 13: Newly elected Pope Francis I appears on the central balcony of St Peter's Basilica on March 13, 2013 in Vatican City, Vatican. Argentinian Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected as the 266th Pontiff and will lead the world's 1.2 billion Catholics. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images) ( 163680106DI00015_The_Concla )
Pope Francis blesses the crowd from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 13, 2013, shortly after being elected pope. Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio, who chose the name of Francis, is the 266th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky) ( APTOPIX Vatican Pope )
VATICAN CITY, VATICAN - MARCH 13: Newly elected Pope Francis I (C) conducts a blessing as he appears on the central balcony of St Peter's Basilica on March 12, 2013 in Vatican City, Vatican. Argentinian Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected as the 266th Pontiff and will lead the world's 1.2 billion Catholics. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) ( 163680106JR010_THE_CONCLAVE )
Italian cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio arrives for a meeting of pre-conclave on March 9, 2013 at the Vatican. The conclave of 115 "cardinal electors" will begin on March 12 under Michelangelo's famous frescoes of the Sistine chapel to choose the 266th pope following the abrupt end to Benedict's eight-year papacy which was often overshadowed by scandals. (FILIPPO MONTEFORTE/AFP/Getty Images) ( DV1433615 )
Argentine Archbishop Jorge Bergoglio speaks during a mass for Ash Wednesday, opening Lent, the forty-day period of abstinence and deprivation for the Christians, before the Holy Week and Easter, on February 13, 2013 at the Metropolitan Cathedral in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Bergoglio is a candidate to succeed Pope Benedict XVI. (JUAN MABROMATA/AFP/Getty Images) ( Mvd6493609 )
French proto-deacon cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran (C) announces the name of the new Pope, Argentinian cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio on March 13, 2013 from the balcony of St Peter's basilica at the Vatican. ( FILIPPO MONTEFORTE,FILIPPO MONTEFORTE/AFP/Getty Images) ( DV1437225 )
Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran, center, announces the newly elected pope from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. Argentine Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio has been elected pope, the first pontiff from Americas. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) ( Vatican New Pope )
White smoke rises from the chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel meaning that cardinals elected a new pope in their ballot of their secret conclave on March 13, 2013 at the Vatican. (FILIPPO MONTEFORTE,FILIPPO MONTEFORTE/AFP/Getty Images) ( DV1437145 )
A woman holds a US flag in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. Cardinals are returning to the Sistine Chapel for a second day of voting to choose a new pope after their first ballot yielded no winner and a great plume of black smoke emerged from the Sistine Chapel chimney. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) ( Vatican Pope )
VATICAN CITY, VATICAN - MARCH 13: A woman holds rosary beads while she prays and waits for smoke to emanate from the chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel which will indicate whether or not the College of Cardinals have elected a new Pope on March 13, 2013 in Vatican City, Vatican. Pope Benedict XVI's successor is being chosen by the College of Cardinals in Conclave in the Sistine Chapel. The 115 cardinal-electors, meeting in strict secrecy, will need to reach a two-thirds-plus-one vote majority to elect the 266th Pontiff. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images) ( 163737604DK011_THE_PAPAL_CO )
VATICAN CITY, VATICAN - MARCH 13: Black smoke billows out from a chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel indicating that the College of Cardinals have failed to elect a new Pope on March 13, 2013 in Vatican City, Vatican. Pope Benedict XVI's successor is being chosen by the College of Cardinals in Conclave in the Sistine Chapel. The 115 cardinal-electors, meeting in strict secrecy, will need to reach a two-thirds-plus-one vote majority to elect the 266th Pontiff. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images) ( 163737604CF00003_THE_PAPAL_ )
People wait under rain at St Peter' square for the smoke announcing the result of the conclave on March 13, 2013 at the Vatican. The 115 cardinals held a first inconclusive vote in the Sistine Chapel yesterday as they began the process of finding a successor to Benedict XVI, who brought a troubled eight-year papacy to an abrupt end by resigning last month. (FILIPPO MONTEFORTE,FILIPPO MONTEFORTE/AFP/Getty Images) ( DV1437039 )
VATICAN CITY, VATICAN - MARCH 13: A seagull flies from the chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel during the second day of the conclave on March 13, 2013 in Vatican City, Vatican. Pope Benedict XVI's successor is being chosen by the College of Cardinals in Conclave in the Sistine Chapel. The 115 cardinal-electors, meeting in strict secrecy, will need to reach a two-thirds-plus-one vote majority to elect the 266th Pontiff. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images) ( 163737604JM00016_THE_PAPAL_ )
A barefoot faithful prays on his knees at St Peter' square during the conclave on March 13, 2013 at the Vatican. The 115 cardinals held a first inconclusive vote in the Sistine Chapel yesterday as they began the process of finding a successor to Benedict XVI, who brought a troubled eight-year papacy to an abrupt end by resigning last month. (GABRIEL BOUYS,GABRIEL BOUYS/AFP/Getty Images) ( DV1437046 )
Young men carry a wooden cross on St Peter's square on the second day of the conclave on March 13, 2013 at the Vatican. The 115 cardinals held a first inconclusive vote in the Sistine Chapel yesterday as they began the process of finding a successor to Benedict XVI, who brought a troubled eight-year papacy to an abrupt end by resigning last month. (GABRIEL BOUYS,GABRIEL BOUYS/AFP/Getty Images) ( DV1436993 )
Nuns wait for the smoke announcing the result of the conclave on March 13, 2013 at the Vatican. The 115 cardinals held a first inconclusive vote in the Sistine Chapel yesterday as they began the process of finding a successor to Benedict XVI, who brought a troubled eight-year papacy to an abrupt end by resigning last month. (GABRIEL BOUYS,GABRIEL BOUYS/AFP/Getty Images) ( DV1437018 )
VATICAN CITY, VATICAN - MARCH 13: A man prays in St. Peter's Square as people wait for smoke to emanate from the chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel which will indicate whether or not the College of Cardinals have elected a new Pope on March 13, 2013 in Vatican City, Vatican. Pope Benedict XVI's successor is being chosen by the College of Cardinals in Conclave in the Sistine Chapel. The 115 cardinal-electors, meeting in strict secrecy, will need to reach a two-thirds-plus-one vote majority to elect the 266th Pontiff. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) ( 163737604SP015_THE_PAPAL_CO )
Faithful hold umbrellas on St Peter's square waiting for the smoke announcing the result on the second day of the papal election conclave on March 13, 2013 at the Vatican. Catholics gathered from the early morning in St Peter's Square on Wednesday for the first full day of a conclave to elect a new pope, saying they wanted a compassionate leader who would bring hope to the world. (ALBERTO PIZZOLI,ALBERTO PIZZOLI/AFP/Getty Images) ( DV1437006 )
VATICAN CITY, VATICAN - MARCH 13: Supporters of the Brazilian Cardinal Odilo Pedro Scherer gather under umbrellas in St Peter's Square as they wait for news on the election of a new Pope on March 13, 2013 in Vatican City, Vatican. Pope Benedict XVI's successor is being chosen by the College of Cardinals in Conclave in the Sistine Chapel. The 115 cardinal-electors, meeting in strict secrecy, will need to reach a two-thirds-plus-one vote majority to elect the 266th Pontiff. (Photo by Franco Origlia/Getty Images) ( 163737604FO017_THE_PAPAL_CO )
People gather arround a wooden cross in front of the St Peter's basilica square on the second day of the conclave on March 13, 2013 at the Vatican. The 115 cardinals held a first inconclusive vote in the Sistine Chapel yesterday as they began the process of finding a successor to Benedict XVI, who brought a troubled eight-year papacy to an abrupt end by resigning last month. ( GABRIEL BOUYS,GABRIEL BOUYS/AFP/Getty Images) ( DV1437007 )
People wait under rain at St Peter' square for the smoke announcing the result of the conclave on March 13, 2013 at the Vatican. The 115 cardinals held a first inconclusive vote in the Sistine Chapel yesterday as they began the process of finding a successor to Benedict XVI, who brought a troubled eight-year papacy to an abrupt end by resigning last month. (FILIPPO MONTEFORTE,FILIPPO MONTEFORTE/AFP/Getty Images) ( DV1437038 )
VATICAN CITY, VATICAN - MARCH 13: People carry a cross through St Peter's Square as they wait for news on the election of a new Pope on March 13, 2013 in Vatican City, Vatican. Pope Benedict XVI's successor is being chosen by the College of Cardinals in Conclave in the Sistine Chapel. The 115 cardinal-electors, meeting in strict secrecy, will need to reach a two-thirds-plus-one vote majority to elect the 266th Pontiff. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) ( 163737604JR008_THE_PAPAL_CO )
People wait under rain at St Peter' square during the conclave on March 13, 2013 at the Vatican. The 115 cardinals held a first inconclusive vote in the Sistine Chapel yesterday as they began the process of finding a successor to Benedict XVI, who brought a troubled eight-year papacy to an abrupt end by resigning last month. (TIZIANA FABI,TIZIANA FABI/AFP/Getty Images) ( DV1437052 )
A boy reads a comic book under the colonnade as faithfuls wait for the smoke announcing the result of the conclave on March 13, 2013 at the Vatican. The 115 cardinals held a first inconclusive vote in the Sistine Chapel yesterday as they began the process of finding a successor to Benedict XVI, who brought a troubled eight-year papacy to an abrupt end by resigning last month. ( GABRIEL BOUYS,GABRIEL BOUYS/AFP/Getty Images) ( DV1437001 )
Black smoke emerges from the chimney on the Sistine Chapel as cardinals voted on the second day of the conclave to elect a pope in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. Black smoke indicates that no pope was elected. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn) ( Vatican Pope )
Nuns walk in the Bernini Colonnade in St. Peter's Square on the second day of the conclave to elect a new pope, at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. Cardinals remained divided over who should be pope on Wednesday after three rounds of voting, an indication that disagreements remain about the direction of the Catholic church following the upheaval unleashed by Pope Benedict XVI's surprise resignation. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty) ( Vatican Pope )
A general view shows St Peter's square when white smoke rises from the chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel (C background) meaning that cardinals elected a new pope during the conclave on March 13, 2013 at the Vatican. (TIZIANA FABI,TIZIANA FABI/AFP/Getty Images) ( DV1437179 )
Crowds cheer after white smoke billowed from the chimney on the Sistine Chapel indicating that a new pope has been elected in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 13, 2013.(AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky) ( APTOPIX Vatican Pope )
Crowds cheer after white smoke billowed from the chimney on the Sistine Chapel indicating that a new pope has been elected in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky) ( Vatican Pope )
VATICAN CITY, VATICAN - MARCH 13: People jubilate as white smoke rises from the chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel indicating that the College of Cardinals have elected a new Pope on March 13, 2013 in Vatican City, Vatican. Pope Benedict XVI's successor, the 266th Pontiff, has been selected by the College of Cardinals in Conclave in the Sistine Chapel. (Photo by Franco Origlia/Getty Images) ( 163680106FO007_THE_CONCLAVE )
Swiss guards parade after white smoke rose from the chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel (not pictured) meaning that cardinals elected a new pope on the second day of their secret conclave on March 13, 2013 at the Vatican. (ANDREAS SOLARO,ANDREAS SOLARO/AFP/Getty Images) ( DV1437184 )
A bell of St Peter's basilica rings as white smoke rises from the chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel (not pictured) meaning that cardinals elected a new pope on the second day of their secret conclave on March 13, 2013 at the Vatican (VINCENZO PINTO,VINCENZO PINTO/AFP/Getty Images) ( DV1437170 )
A nun stands at a window at St Peter's square after white smoke billowed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel announcing that Catholic Church cardinals had elected a new pope during a conclave on March 13, 2013 at the Vatican. (GIUSEPPE CACACE,GIUSEPPE CACACE/AFP/Getty Images) ( DV1437168 )
Swiss guards stand while the balcony where the new pope will appear is seen in the background minutes after white smoke rose from the chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel (not pictured) meaning that cardinals elected a new pope on the second day of their secret conclave on March 13, 2013 at the Vatican. (VINCENZO PINTO,VINCENZO PINTO/AFP/Getty Images) ( DV1437178 )
Swiss guards enter St Peter's Square after white smoke billowed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel announcing that Catholic Church cardinals had elected a new pope during a conclave on March 13, 2013 at the Vatican. (GIUSEPPE CACACE/AFP/Getty Images) ( DV1437194 )
People stand on a balcony at St Peter's Square as they wait for the identity of the new pope to be revealed after he was elected during a conclave on March 13, 2013 at the Vatican. (GIUSEPPE CACACE,GIUSEPPE CACACE/AFP/Getty Images) ( DV1437223 )
The Archbishop of Buenos Aires, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio leads a mass at the Metropolitan Cathedral in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013. About 40 percent of the world's Catholics live in Latin America. It suggests that if the cardinals who will elect the next pope are willing to look outside Europe, their first choice might be Central or South America, which brings 19 cardinals to the conclave. Bergoglio has been mentioned as papal possibility to succeed Pope Benedict XVI. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko) ( Argentina Bergoglio )
Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio arrives for a meeting, at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 6, 2013. Cardinals from around the world have gathered inside the Vatican for their first round of meetings before the conclave to elect the next pope, amid scandals inside and out of the Vatican and the continued reverberations of Benedict XVI's decision to retire. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino) ( Vatican Pope Cardinals )
Pope Francis speak to the crowd from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio, who chose the name of Francis is the 266th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn) ( Vatican Pope )
People celebrate after Argentine cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected as new Pope, at the Metropolitan Cathedral in Buenos Aires on March 13, 2013. Argentina's Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected Pope Francis I on Wednesday, becoming the church's first Latin American pontiff after a conclave to elect a leader of the world's 1.2 billion Catholics. (JUAN MABROMATA/AFP/Getty Images) ( Mvd6504811 )
Faithful rejoice after the announcement that Buenos Aires' archbishop Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected Pope Francis I, at the Metropolitan Cathedral in Buenos Aires on March 13, 2013. Bergoglio become the church's first Latin American pontiff after a conclave to elect a leader of the world's 1.2 billion Catholics. He is the first Jesuit to become pope and is believed to have been the runner-up in 2005. ( JUAN MABROMATA/AFP/Getty Images) ( Mvd6504818 )
Vatican City, VATICAN CITY STATE: Pope Benedict XVI meets the archbishop of Buenos Aires Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio at the Vatican, 13 January 2007. (ARTURO MARI / OSSERVATORE ROMANO/AFP/Getty Images) ( DV139777 )
BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA: Argentine Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio takes part in a holy mass for the eternal rest of Pope John Paul II 04 April, 2005 at Buenos Aires' cathedral. Speculation rose as to whether the next pope will come from Latin America, where nearly half of the world's 1.1 billion Roman Catholics live. Latin American candidates to are Cardinal Bergoglio, 68, of Argentina, Cardinal Dario Castrillon, 75, of Colombia, and Cardinal Oscar Andres Rodriguez Maradiaga, 62, of Honduras. (STF/AFP/Getty Images) ( MVD2005040428606 )
This early 1950's picture released by journalist Sergio Rubin, shows Jorge Mario Bergoglio, right, posing with unidentified schoolmates of a preparatory school in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Cardinal Bergoglio, who took the name of Pope Francis, was elected on Wednesday, March 13, 2013 the 266th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church. (AP Photo/Courtesy of Sergio Rubin, ho) ( Vatican Pope )
In this picture taken in 1973 and released by journalist Sergio Rubin, then priest Jorge Mario Bergoglio, actual Cardinal and Archbishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina, posse for a picture. Bergoglio, who took the name of Pope Francis, was elected on Wednesday, March 13, 2013 the 266th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church. (AP Photo/Courtesy of Sergio Rubin, ho) ( Vatican Pope )
In this undated picture released by journalist Sergio Rubin, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Archbishop of Buenos Aires, second from left in back row, poses for a picture with his family in an unknown location. Bergoglio, who took the name of Pope Francis, was elected on Wednesday, March 13, 2013, the 266th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church. Top row from left to right, his brother Alberto Horacio, Bergoglio, his brother Oscar Adrian and his sister Marta Regina. Bottom row from left to right, his sister Maria Elena, his mother Regina Maria Sivori and his father Mario Jose Bergoglio. (AP Photo/Courtesy of Sergio Rubin, ho) ( Vatican Pope )
Faithful wave an Argentine flag in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio who chose the name of Francis, was elected on Wednesday the 266th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) ( Vatican Pope )
A television screen on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange shows first appearance of the new Pope, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina has been chosen and he has taken the name Pope Francis. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) ( Wall Street Vatican Pope )
VATICAN CITY, VATICAN - MARCH 13: Nuns run towards St Peter's Basilica in St. Peter's Square as white smoke billows out of the chimney signifying that the Cardinals in the Conclave have come to a decision on a new Pope on March 13, 2013 in Vatican City, Vatican. Argentinian Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected as the 266th Pontiff and will lead the world's 1.2 billion Catholics. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images) ( 163680106DK017_THE_CONCLAVE )
Employees of the evening newspaper La Hora, review the printed editions with the announcement of the the election of Argentina's cardinal Jorge Bergoglio as new Pope Francis I on March 13, 2013 in Guatemala City. (JOHAN ORDONEZ/AFP/Getty Images) ( Mvd6504876 )
An employee of the evening newspaper La Hora, reviews a printed edition with the announcement of the the election of Argentina's cardinal Jorge Bergoglio as new Pope Francis I on March 13, 2013 in Guatemala City. (JOHAN ORDONEZ/AFP/Getty Images) ( Mvd6504871 )
The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, DC, is adorned with yellow and white strip drapes on March 13, 2013 to celebrate the election of new pope. US President Barack Obama offered "warm wishes" on behalf of the American people to newly elected Pope Francis I, hailing the Argentine as "the first pope from the Americas." Argentina's Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, the archbishop of Buenos Aires, was elevated to the papacy by the College of Cardinals, who met at the Vatican to choose a successor to Pope Benedict XVI who resigned last month. (JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images) ( Was7358184 )
LOS ANGELES, CA - MARCH 13: Los Angeles Archbishop Jose Gomez celebrates the midday Mass at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in recognition of the historic selection of Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio of Argentina as pope on March 13, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. Argentinian Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected as the 266th pontiff, the first non-European leader of the church in more than 1,000 years, will lead the world's 1.2 billion Roman Catholics. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images) ( 163754964KD00015_LA_ARCHBIS )
LOS ANGELES, CA - MARCH 13: Los Angeles Archbishop Jose Gomez celebrates the midday Mass at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in recognition of the historic selection of Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio of Argentina as pope on March 13, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. Argentinian Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected as the 266th pontiff, the first non-European leader of the church in more than 1,000 years, will lead the world's 1.2 billion Roman Catholics. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images) ( 163754964KD00009_LA_ARCHBIS )
LOS ANGELES, CA - MARCH 13: Marrieta Bensil prays during the midday Mass celebrated by Los Angeles Archbishop Jose Gomez at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in recognition of the historic selection of Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio of Argentina as pope on March 13, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. Argentinian Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected as the 266th pontiff, the first non-European leader of the church in more than 1,000 years, will lead the world's 1.2 billion Roman Catholics. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images) ( 163754964KD00016_LA_ARCHBIS )
Pope Francis waves as he arrives for his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2013. Pope Francis has been selected by Time magazine as the Person of the Year. In only his first year, the Pope was selected by the magazine's editors as the person who had the greatest impact on the world, for good or bad, during 2013. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino) ( Vatican Pope )
Workers begin the process of attaching a mosaic icon of Pope Francis next to the icon of Benedict XVI inside St. Paul Outside-the-Walls Basilica, in Rome, Monday, Dec. 9, 2013. The basilica, one of Rome's four basilicas, hosts mosaic portraits measuring 190 cm (75 in) of all the popes since St. Peter. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino) ( Italy Vatican Pope Icon )
Pope Francis looks up at the statue of the Virgin Mary, on the occasion of the Immaculate Conception feast, in Rome, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2013. Francis, in the heart of Rome's fanciest shopping district, has prayed that the poor are never forgotten. His appearance Sunday at the foot of the Spanish Steps follows a papal tradition of public prayer before a statue representing Mary on Dec. 8, a church holiday honoring the mother of Jesus. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) ( Italy Pope )
A faithful touches a photograph of Pope Francis placed at the entrance to the Buenos Aires cathedral on March 13, 2014 on the day of the first anniversary of his pontificate. Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio was archbishop of Buenos Aires from February 28, 1998 until March 13, 2013 when he was placed at the helmof the Roman Catholic Church. (DANIEL GARCIA/AFP/Getty Images) ( Mvd6598661 )
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