▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁his ▁native ▁Spanish , ▁Francis ▁is ▁also ▁convers ant ▁in ▁Latin ▁( the ▁official ▁language ▁of ▁the ▁Holy ▁See ), ▁he ▁speak s ▁fl uent ▁Italian ▁( the ▁official ▁language ▁of ▁V at ican ▁City ▁and ▁the ▁" every day ▁language " ▁of ▁the ▁Holy ▁See ), ▁German , ▁French , ▁Portuguese , ▁English , ▁and ▁he ▁understand s ▁the ▁P ied mont ese ▁language ▁and ▁some ▁Gen o ese . ▁ ▁Francis ▁chose ▁not ▁to ▁live ▁in ▁the ▁official ▁pap al ▁residence ▁in ▁the ▁Apost ol ic ▁Palace , ▁but ▁to ▁remain ▁in ▁the ▁V at ican ▁guest ▁house , ▁in ▁a ▁suite ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁can ▁receive ▁visitors ▁and ▁hold ▁meet ings . ▁He ▁is ▁the ▁first ▁po pe ▁since ▁Pope ▁P ius ▁X ▁to ▁live ▁outside ▁the ▁pap al ▁apart ments . ▁Francis ▁still ▁appears ▁at ▁the ▁window ▁of ▁the ▁Apost ol ic ▁Palace ▁for ▁the ▁Sunday ▁Angel us . ▁ ▁E lection ▁ ▁Berg og lio ▁was ▁elected ▁po pe ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁the ▁second ▁day ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁pap al ▁conc lave , ▁taking ▁the ▁pap al ▁name ▁Francis . ▁Francis ▁was ▁elected ▁on ▁the ▁fifth ▁ball ot ▁of ▁the ▁conc lave . ▁The ▁Hab em us ▁pap am ▁announ cement ▁was ▁delivered ▁by ▁the ▁cardinal ▁prot ode acon , ▁Jean - Louis ▁T aur an . ▁Card inal ▁Christoph ▁Schön born ▁later ▁said ▁that ▁Berg og lio ▁was ▁elected ▁following ▁two