honor of Saint Francis of Assisi.

“It's beautiful that he chose the name Francis. St. Ignatius was a great lover of St. Francis, and he wanted to be like Francis.”

He noted that both St. Francis and St. Dominic were “great heroes” to the Society's founder, and there is a “nice twinning in his name.”

“He comes from the new world, and Franciscan missionaries were so important to the new world, as were the Jesuits in the new world.”

“Taking the name of Francis is a beautiful thing, and it speaks to a desire to rebuild Christ's Church, to continue building it,” said Father.

Pope Francis was the Cardinal Archbishop of Buenos Aires. White smoke wafted from the Sistine Chapel at 7:06 in the evening in Rome, announcing his election.

He greeted the crowdsof faithful gathered in St. Peter’s Square an hour later, after spending time in prayer before the Blessed Sacrament in the Pauline Chapel.

He was elected during the fifth ballot of the conclave, on its second day.

Fr. Gawronski said that “I think as a Jesuit I'm very, very profoundly honored. St. Ignatius always called us the 'least society of Jesus' – the least society.”

He noted that St. Ignatius began the Society with “a handful of men at the service of the Church, and he went to Rome to place all of our gifts at the service of the vicar of Christ.”

“And it is the vicar of Christ this man has become on earth, and our job is to serve that. So, if this is how God wants us to