the ▁bishop ▁emer it us ▁of ▁Rome " ▁Pope ▁Bened ict ▁XVI , ▁and ▁for ▁himself ▁as ▁the ▁new ▁" bishop ▁of ▁Rome ". ▁ ▁Pope ▁Francis ▁held ▁his ▁pap al ▁inaug uration ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁in ▁St . ▁Peter ' s ▁Square ▁in ▁the ▁V at ican . ▁He ▁celebrated ▁Mass ▁in ▁the ▁presence ▁of ▁various ▁political ▁and ▁religious ▁leaders ▁from ▁around ▁the ▁world . ▁In ▁his ▁hom ily ▁Pope ▁Francis ▁focused ▁on ▁the ▁So lem n ity ▁of ▁Saint ▁Joseph , ▁the ▁lit urg ical ▁day ▁on ▁which ▁the ▁Mass ▁was ▁celebrated . ▁ ▁Name ▁ ▁At ▁his ▁first ▁audience ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁Francis ▁told ▁journal ists ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁chosen ▁the ▁name ▁in ▁honor ▁of ▁Saint ▁Francis ▁of ▁Ass isi , ▁and ▁had ▁done ▁so ▁because ▁he ▁was ▁especially ▁concerned ▁for ▁the ▁well - be ing ▁of ▁the ▁poor . ▁He ▁explained ▁that , ▁as ▁it ▁was ▁becoming ▁clear ▁during ▁the ▁conc lave ▁voting ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁be ▁elected ▁the ▁new ▁bishop ▁of ▁Rome , ▁the ▁Brazil ian ▁Card inal ▁Cl á udio ▁Hum mes ▁had ▁emb rac ed ▁him ▁and ▁whisper ed , ▁" Don ' t ▁forget ▁the ▁poor ", ▁which ▁had ▁made ▁Berg og lio ▁think ▁of ▁the ▁saint . ▁Berg og lio ▁had ▁previously ▁expressed ▁his ▁adm iration ▁for ▁St . ▁Francis , ▁explaining ▁that ▁" He ▁brought ▁to ▁Christian ity ▁an ▁idea ▁of ▁pover ty ▁against ▁the ▁lux ury ,