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| VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis on Saturday offered a silent blessing to an audience of journalists and other news media workers, acknowledging that not all of them were Catholic or believers — a rare gesture for a pontiff and a sign of openness toward other faiths and engagement with the secular world. | VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis on Saturday offered a silent blessing to an audience of journalists and other news media workers, acknowledging that not all of them were Catholic or believers — a rare gesture for a pontiff and a sign of openness toward other faiths and engagement with the secular world. |
| “Given that many of you do not belong to the Catholic Church, and others are not believers, I give this blessing from my heart, in silence, to each one of you, respecting the conscience of each one of you, but knowing that each one of you is a child of God,” he said. “May God bless you.” | “Given that many of you do not belong to the Catholic Church, and others are not believers, I give this blessing from my heart, in silence, to each one of you, respecting the conscience of each one of you, but knowing that each one of you is a child of God,” he said. “May God bless you.” |
| The pope, the former Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Buenos Aires, was concluding an audience with thousands of members of the news media and press operators, who have been in Rome for the conclave in which he was elected last Wednesday. | The pope, the former Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Buenos Aires, was concluding an audience with thousands of members of the news media and press operators, who have been in Rome for the conclave in which he was elected last Wednesday. |
| In his address on Saturday, he offered his impressions of the conclave and said that he had chosen his name in honor of St. Francis of Assisi, who worked for the poor and for peace. | In his address on Saturday, he offered his impressions of the conclave and said that he had chosen his name in honor of St. Francis of Assisi, who worked for the poor and for peace. |
| “Let me tell you a story,” he said. He then recounted how during the conclave he had sat next to Cardinal Cláudio Hummes of Brazil, whom he called “a great friend.” | “Let me tell you a story,” he said. He then recounted how during the conclave he had sat next to Cardinal Cláudio Hummes of Brazil, whom he called “a great friend.” |
| After the voting, Cardinal Hummes “hugged me, he kissed me and he said, ‘Don’t forget the poor!’ And that word entered here,” the pope said, pointing to his heart. | After the voting, Cardinal Hummes “hugged me, he kissed me and he said, ‘Don’t forget the poor!’ And that word entered here,” the pope said, pointing to his heart. |
| “I thought of wars, while the voting continued, through all the votes,” he said as he sat on the stage in a hall inside the Vatican. “And Francis is the man of peace. And that way the name came about, came into my heart: Francis of Assisi.” | “I thought of wars, while the voting continued, through all the votes,” he said as he sat on the stage in a hall inside the Vatican. “And Francis is the man of peace. And that way the name came about, came into my heart: Francis of Assisi.” |
| Francis joked that some of his fellow cardinals had suggested other names, including Adrian, since Adrian VI had been “a reformer, and we need to reform.” Others suggested Clement XV, to improve on the legacy of Clement XIV, who in the 18th century suppressed the Jesuit order to which Francis belongs. | Francis joked that some of his fellow cardinals had suggested other names, including Adrian, since Adrian VI had been “a reformer, and we need to reform.” Others suggested Clement XV, to improve on the legacy of Clement XIV, who in the 18th century suppressed the Jesuit order to which Francis belongs. |
| The pope’s remarks were a marked change in tone from those of his predecessor, Benedict XVI, the pope emeritus, who was more reserved by nature and rarely spoke of personal recollections. | The pope’s remarks were a marked change in tone from those of his predecessor, Benedict XVI, the pope emeritus, who was more reserved by nature and rarely spoke of personal recollections. |
| Francis called on the news media to help communicate that the Roman Catholic Church is not a political institution, but something built on faith, guided by the Holy Spirit and aimed at promoting “truth, goodness and beauty.” | Francis called on the news media to help communicate that the Roman Catholic Church is not a political institution, but something built on faith, guided by the Holy Spirit and aimed at promoting “truth, goodness and beauty.” |
| In greeting the thousands of bleary-eyed news media workers, who have been following the Vatican closely since Benedict announced his resignation last month, Francis said: “You’ve worked hard, no? You’ve worked hard!” The audience erupted into applause. | In greeting the thousands of bleary-eyed news media workers, who have been following the Vatican closely since Benedict announced his resignation last month, Francis said: “You’ve worked hard, no? You’ve worked hard!” The audience erupted into applause. |
| The new pope has a busy week ahead, including plans for a private visit on March 23 to see Benedict at Castel Gandolfo, the papal residence outside Rome where the pope emeritus is living until he moves into a convent on the Vatican grounds this spring. | The new pope has a busy week ahead, including plans for a private visit on March 23 to see Benedict at Castel Gandolfo, the papal residence outside Rome where the pope emeritus is living until he moves into a convent on the Vatican grounds this spring. |
| Benedict’s surprise resignation last month has raised theological and logistical issues, and the relationship between the two men will be closely scrutinized. | Benedict’s surprise resignation last month has raised theological and logistical issues, and the relationship between the two men will be closely scrutinized. |
This article has been revised to reflect the following correction: | This article has been revised to reflect the following correction: |
| Correction: March 24, 2013 | |
An | An article last Sunday about an audience that Pope Francis gave to journalists and other news media employees misidentified the century in which Pope Clement XIV served. It was the 18th, not the 16th. The article also misstated Clement’s treatment of the Jesuit order to which Francis belongs. He suppressed it; he did not simply try to suppress it. |