March 13, 2013: Newly elected Pope Francis, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina, appears on the balcony of St Peter's Basilica after being elected by the conclave of cardinalsReutersMarch 17, 2013: Pope Francis greets the crowds as he goes walkabout after conducting a mass at St Anna Church inside the VaticanReuters/NASA/SDOMarch 17, 2013: Pope Francis appears at the window of his future private apartment at the Vatican to bless the faithful, gathered below in St Peter's Square, during his first Sunday Angelus prayerReutersMarch 18, 2013: Argentina's President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner shakes hands with newly elected Pope Francis during a private meeting at the VaticanReutersMarch 23, 2013: Pope Francis embraces Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI as he arrives by helicopter at the Castel Gandolfo summer residence for a private meetingReutersMarch 28, 2013: Pope Francis washes the foot of a prisoner at Casal del Marmo youth prison in RomeReutersMarch 29, 2013: Pope Francis prone for prayer during the celebration of the Lord's Passion in St Peter's Basilica in the VaticanReutersApril 10, 2013: Pope Francis greets US singer Patti Smith during the weekly audience in St Peter's Square at the VaticanReutersApril 10, 2013: Pope Francis gives the thumbs-up to the faithful as he arrives in St Peter's Square for his weekly audienceGettyMay 18, 2013: Pope Francis gestures as he talks to German Chancellor Angela Merkel during a private audience at the VaticanReutersJuly 28, 2013: Thousands of people crowd on to Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro as Pope Francis celebrates massReutersJuly 29, 2013: Pope Francis listens to a journalist's question as he flies back to Rome following his visit to Brazil. The Pope, in some of the most conciliatory words from any pontiff on gays, said they should not be judged or marginalised and should be integrated into society, but he reaffirmed Church teaching that homosexual acts were a sinReutersAugust 13, 2013: Italian footballer Mario Balotelli shakes hands with Pope Francis during an audience at The VaticanGettyAugust 29, 2013: Pope Francis poses for the first ever papal 'selfie' with young people who had come to the Vatican on a pilgrimage@FabioMRagonaDecember 14, 2013: Pope Francis has his skullcap removed by a child during an audience in Paul VI Hall in the VaticanReutersDecember 21, 2013: Pope Francis leads a Christmas audience in the Clementina Hall at the VaticanReutersJanuary 6, 2014: Pope Francis kisses a statue of baby Jesus as he arrives to lead the Epiphany mass in St Peter's Basilica in the VaticanReutersJanuary 6, 2014: Pope Francis waves to the faithful as he arrives to visit the Church of St Alfonso Maria dei Liguori in the outskirts of RomeReutersJanuary 6, 2014: A woman dressed as a character from the nativity scene puts a lamb around the neck of Pope Francis as he arrives to visit the Church of St Alfonso Maria dei Liguori on the outskirts of RomeReutersJanuary 26, 2014: Pope Francis and children release doves...Reuters...which are then attacked by a seagull and a crow in St Peter's Square at the VaticanReutersJanuary 29, 2014: A nun takes a picture of a mural depicting Pope Francis as a superhero on a wall near the VaticanReutersFebruary 14, 2014: Pope Francis smiles as he waves to engaged couples from all over the world gathered in St Peter's Square on the feast of St ValentineGettyFebruary 19, 2014: A gust of wind blows Pope Francis's mantle over his head as he arrives to lead his general audience in St Peter's Square in the VaticanReutersFebruary 26, 2014: Francis blesses a baby dressed as a pope, as he arrives to lead his Wednesday general audience at the VaticanReuters
