Spencer Platt / Getty Images/Newly elected Pope Francis gestures after entering Paul VI Hall in the Vatican Saturday as he holds his first audience with the media.By Claudio Lavanga and Marian Smith, NBC News
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis said Saturday he wanted "a poor church for the poor" in his first remarks to the media since he was elected leader of the world's 1.2 billion Catholics.
Wearing simple white robes and plain black shoes, he explained how he decided to name himself after St. Francis of Assisi: When he reached two-thirds of the vote in the conclave, a fellow cardinal embraced him and said, "Don't forget the poor."..............
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