▁super natural ▁signs , ▁one ▁in ▁the ▁conc lave ▁and ▁hence ▁confident ial , ▁and ▁a ▁Latin - American ▁couple ▁of ▁friends ▁of ▁Schön born ▁who ▁whisper ed ▁Berg og lio ' s ▁name ▁in ▁Schön born ' s ▁ear ; ▁Schön born ▁commented ▁" if ▁these ▁people ▁say ▁Berg og lio , ▁that ' s ▁an ▁indic ation ▁of ▁the ▁Holy ▁Spirit ". ▁ ▁Instead ▁of ▁accepting ▁his ▁card inals ' ▁con gr at ulations ▁while ▁se ated ▁on ▁the ▁pap al ▁throne , ▁Francis ▁received ▁them ▁standing , ▁reported ly ▁an ▁immediate ▁sign ▁of ▁a ▁changing ▁approach ▁to ▁formal ities ▁at ▁the ▁V at ican . ▁During ▁his ▁first ▁appearance ▁as ▁pont iff ▁on ▁the ▁bal con y ▁of ▁Saint ▁Peter ' s ▁Bas il ica , ▁he ▁wore ▁a ▁white ▁c ass ock , ▁not ▁the ▁red , ▁er mine - trim med ▁m oz zet ta ▁used ▁by ▁previous ▁pop es . ▁He ▁also ▁wore ▁the ▁same ▁iron ▁p ector al ▁cross ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁worn ▁as ▁arch bishop ▁of ▁Buenos ▁Aires , ▁rather ▁than ▁the ▁gold ▁one ▁worn ▁by ▁his ▁prede cess ors . ▁ ▁After ▁being ▁elected ▁and ▁choosing ▁his ▁name , ▁his ▁first ▁act ▁was ▁best ow ing ▁the ▁Ur bi ▁et ▁Or bi ▁bless ing ▁to ▁thousands ▁of ▁pil gr ims ▁gathered ▁in ▁St . ▁Peter ' s ▁Square . ▁Before ▁bless ing ▁the ▁crowd , ▁he ▁asked ▁those ▁in ▁St . ▁Peter ' s ▁Square ▁to ▁pray ▁for ▁his ▁prede cess or , ▁"