first jesuit. >> rose: you must be thrilled by that. >> (laughs) i was trained by the jesuits. i'm not a jesuit myself. but -- >> rose: first francis? >> first francis, yes. and the first with a new name in 500 years. >> rose: what does he want to do >> you'll have to ask the holy father. >> rose: you must know how he feels about what the church has to do to recapture and move ahead? >> i think he wants to remind us that we have to love the poor. >> rose: love the poor. >> love the poor. and i i have this that sometimes we forget that. virtues of francis, francis loved the poor. francis was a man of peace. and francis loved the church and i think he'll find in this man someone who has those three great characteristics. you have to love the poor, and he's got to love the church and be a man of peace. >> rose: he's 76 years old. does that mean he be definition will be a transitional pope? >> it means he won't be pope for 30 years. >> rose: unless he's got great genes. >> (laughs) even so. be but i think -- no, he's in good shape, he takes care of himself. he -- >> rose: cooks his

often repressed jesuits, silenced prominent jesuits, theologians, and all of a sudden, there's a jesuitosing the name francis. what do you make of him? >> we don't know him well. he seem to be a down to earth man who, he did take the vow of poverty, unlike most of the

. >> the new pope is a jesuit. who are the jesuit s? what does it mean to have one as pope?as proof of just how bad the cellphone theft epidemic is getting, two 11 year-olds accused of knocking down a woman to steal her phone. good evening. i'm elizabeth cook. >> from this day forward, argentina's cardinal, jorge bergolio, will be known as pope francis. he is the first noneuropean pope in more than 1,000 years and the first jesuit pope. the new leader is already hard at work. >> reporter: pope francis is known to be a humble man. the son of an italian railroad worker, he's the first latin american person to be elected pope and the first jesuit. [ cheering and applause ] >> reporter: pope francis greeted tens of thousands of faithful from the balcony above st. peter's square wednesday night. he is the first pope from the americas in church history, something he reference the in his first statements. [ speaking foreign language ] >> reporter: he said it seems my brother cardinals have come almost to the ends of the earth to find a new pope. the 76-year-old thanked the crowd fo

>> i can say as a jesuit and having heard from my jesuit brothers what he was like as the provincialr regional superior of argentina, he is certainly a man who can make tough decisions. he is definitely not afraid to ruffle feathers. and so, for those people who are asking does he have a backbone, the answer is yes. so he may be the very guy to come in and reform a lot of the problems that are going on in the vatican curia right now. and that may be one thing that the cardinals saw that led to his election. >> and, very quickly, the sex abuse scandal and cover-ups seem to continue indefinitely. do you think there's something that a new pope, this pope, can do to kind of get over that? >> well, i think that's the number one problem facing the church, frankly. we can't preach the gospel if people see us as not addressing those problems. so one of the things he can do is follow the pattern of the u.s. bishops in terms of putting in safe environment programs and really trying to just change the church, removing anyone who is credibly accused with a crime, so i really think he needs to fo

>> americans know jesuits well. we have lots of jesuit colleges. and high schools in the country. lots with very good basketball teams. our first bishop in america, john carol, was a jesuit and founded georgetown university. so it's a long american tradition. but the reason it's so stunning, the jesuits and the vatican have had huge differences over the centuries. so for the jesuits to be embraced by this institution, is quite something. >> so having been jesuit, meant more challenge to authority? >> absolutely. very intellectual order who is always skeptical and challenging authority. at the same time, they take an oath of obedience to the pope, but they always feel free to question it. >> one more thing. we were sitting all day watching the white smoke and then the new pope. >> quite a day. >> quite a day. and i saw you so emotional when he said prayers, that you said were prayers straight out of your childhood. >> absolutely. any catholic child anywhere in the world knows the our father, the hail mary and the glory be to the father. and those were the prayers he chose to say in

father t to bring in father jesuit rtin who is a jesuit like the pope as well. of "the jesuit guide to almost everything." editor emeritus of "america" the jesuit magazine here. father, for a lot of people who ear about jesuits what is a what makes it what makes it different that pope francis is one? > a jesuit is a member of a we olic religious order, we ake vows of poverty, chastity, obedience. we live in c we live in community probably chools inn for our schools in try. country. georgetown,ege, georgetown, like thate that. ope is the first jesuit pope ever. ever. ago, i was here a few days ago, t ane sawyer said what does it ?ean? i said i have no idea. before.r experienced it before. he brings a degree of fpirituality. and a certain type of experience some what different than popes in the past. >> what do you see n> what do you see in pope francis so far in a few days, bergoglio, cardinal bergoglio, myt do you see, "oh, that is my brother jesuit?" >> a good question. his his desire to be with the poor simply.live simply. th his relaxed atmosphere you see yro

he's a jesuit. francis i is a jesuit from argentina. he's known for throwing off the trappings and the perks of power. living in a small apartment. taking the bus to work. the new pope has said things about capitalism and its failure to deliver economic justice that could drive the right wing nuts. he's the living illustration for what i've learned of the belief free markets need to be offset by an active social justice toward those in need. this is the catholic church that looks out for the poor, that distances itself from power and wealth, that is skeptical that capitalism will raise all. that the poor can count on the wealth of the rich to trickle down to the people living in the barrios. big surprise in rome tonight. the cardinals picked a jesuit. someone from the americas. someone who identifies with the poor. and those who don't get a break from sharp-elbowed capitalism. i find this fascinating and enormously surprising. francis i. i like him already. we're going to have a big tussle here, by the way, later in this half hour by a

the jesuits take a vow of poverty. governor brown is a former jesuit sem nairin. he says he's happy to see a jesuit and a south american elected. >> i'm glad he's a jesuit. he's from argentinea. that might give him a broader perspective. he sees the world from the southern hemisphere. >> brown says he didn't think jesuits were allowed to pursue higher office, at least not in his day. >> in church literature holy spirit is represented as a bird it is said pope fabian was chosen when a dove landed on his head. it is only fitting this bird found a perch today atop the sistine chapel chimney. you can expect to see coverage tonight at 12:30 on night line following jimmy kimmel live. >> san francisco musicians hitting the picket lines. 100 went on strike today. they say they've failed to reach an agreement over the symphony finances saying there is no proposal on the table. the only offer involve nose wage increase. >> that kind of an offer going to put us into a position we will not be able to hold on total yenlted players and won't be able to recruit tall yenlted avai

they were a group of jesuits that were under the direction of bergoglio. was the superior of the order verygentina, been very, young. he was the youngest in history at 36 years. during a period of great political activity he stimulated the social work of the jesuits. but when the military coup overthrew the peron government, he was in touch with the military that ousted this government and asked the jesuits to stop their social work. when they refused to do it, he stopped protecting them and he let the military no there were not more inside the protection of the jesuit company and there were kidnapped. they accused him for this deed. he denies this. he tried toe that get them free, that he talked with a former dictator -- with former dictators to have them freed. , i heard two time versions. the version of the two kid that priests that were released after six months of torture -- of two kidnapped priests that were released after six months of torture, and the version of bergoglio. in the humanssue rights movement to which i , because the president [indisce

he joined the jesuit order, embracing an austere lifestyle.ven as a cardinal and archbishop of buenos aires he shunned the privileges and trappings that usually come with the job. >> he took the tram to work. he lived in a small apartment rather than in the archbishop's palace. he's not a man of a lot of fuss, pomp and circumstances. >> reporter: in 2005 bergoglio was runner-up behind joseph ratzinger to replace the late pope john paul ii. he's regarded as a strong defender of catholic doctrine, described by his biographer as a balancing force, he earned a reputation in argentina as a fierce advocate for the poor. >> this is a man of god, a man of the new evangelization. a man who is a great defender of democracy in a country where democracy is under real stress right now in argentina. >> reporter: tonight, choosing to become pope francis, he takes the name of 13th century preacher saint francis assisi who lived a life of poverty. no surprise to those who know him. >> you can see the humility of the man. you can see the calm of the man. i can

also a man of jesuit education. is the first time that they have had a pope selected that was of a jesuit background. tell us about that. >> disciplinarian. very, he is a well-studied man. there hasn't been a pope outside of europe in 1,000 years. think of that. latin america with all of its people, who were so faithful to the catholic church, dwindling numbers across europe. dwindling numbers in north america, now latin america. the pope hails from there. there were a lot of tears tonight in st. peters square. it saw interviews on italian networks and beyond with people from argentina who said we are here just because we happen to be in rome. we are catholic and we wanted to come see. it saw a young woman say but i never even had any dreams it would be our pope. our humble man. our 76-year-old. who so many of them seem to know. rode the bus and made his own food and really was one with the fold. a new direction. it certainly seems like that. more than anything. great hope of the catholic church. >> kimberly: we are

on the point of his jesuit background, this is a classic, old school jesuit. a man of serious intellectual discipline and capacity. a man of real spiritual discipline. we've talked about already what a humble guy he is. how simply he lives. he used to take the tram to work in buenos aires. rubbing elbows with the folks. that's who he is. there's no put on about that. so i think there's going to be a real simplification of papal style here. and that's no bad thing in a church close to 65% of which now lives in the global south. that's a pope that those people can relate to. his first big public test will come this summer when he goes to brazil for world youth day. i think he'll be a smashing success there. it'll be an enormous celebration of catholicism in latin america. but let's also remember, this is a guy of the western hemisphere. the papacy has crossed the atlantic. that's a threshold point for the catholic church, and it's something that all of us, i think, on both sides of the rio gra grande can take a lot of satisfaction in. >> mike, let's talk about t

and also the first jesuit. and i too have a great appreciation for the jesuits and especially their dedication to education and ee van gel lieization. today the episcopal church assured the roman catholic people we would pray for the pope and his mission and for greater collaboration among all christians. so this is a great day i think for all christianity. >> sanjay, just in terms of health, the pope is 76 years old. there are reports, unconfirmed by the vatican at this point, but widely reported that the pope has one lung, lost one during a childhood illness. we haven't been able to independently confirm this. if that is true, how threatening is that? what kind of adjustments does one have to make in life? >> yeah, i don't think it's that big a deal for a couple reasons. one is that, you know, we're talking about many decades ago that this occurred. so if there were any additional problems as a result of this, they probably would have already happened. you know, on the right side of the body, you have three l

caring for a handicap jesuit at the time. he's a jesuit, too. which is another first. >> explain first what that means. what that means to you. >> the jesuits are one of the biggest and most important orders in the church, the society of jesus. they're known for great -- whole host of saints in their community. known for their educational institutions. their mission. they're at the service of the pope. father lombardi told us a little while ago, he never thought there would be a jesuit pope. and he's a jesuit too. i'm a product of jesuits. they formed me and taught me. i don't believe to that community, to another community, but this is a wonderful community to have their first pope. but a pope who then takes the name of francis. so there's -- it's a story of contrasts here. >> francis who talked about -- >> francis of assisi. go and rebuild my church. so they took a jesuit to take his name, francis, to help rebuild and heal the church. because there are some divisions and some hurts. but i think most -- most -- what the cardinals wanted to pres

this pope, given his background as a jesuit, given who the jesuits are and what the jesuit traditionican and pay off the bankrupt parrishishes in this country. given who this pope is, do you believe he could come to north america, he could go to west post, connecticut, in beverly hills, california, and wealthy catholics and remind them at the end of the day, we are all poor, all of us? >> that's a good sermon. you have to go to chris' church! i think that is probably right and he could do all of those. >> i would hate to be -- at the end of mass this morning going to shake the priest's hand but go ahead. >> the guy who didn't live in the big house but lived in the apartment, same is true, of sean o'malley in boston, the guy who takes public transit, this is a guy who clearly understands it may be personal humility but he understands the symbolic power of doing stuff like that. i think when i read this about him, i said, this could be very useful for the church. but i still think he does need to take some steps on issues like the role of women in the church as well the scandal. he cou

he is jesuit. the largest order of the catholic church, known for its dedication to education, intellectual research and the poor. francis lived relatively humbly in buenos aires despite his position as archbishop. he gave up the traditional palace and chauffeured limo opting instead for a city apartment. he cooked his own meals, all very common of jesuits. he would often visit the slum believing social outreach is the core of the church. even yesterday areplied the pomp and prayer, he turned down the official papal car and instead, joined the other cardinals on a bus. later at dinner, he reportedly told the plenty who elected him, may god forgive you for what you have done. msnbc's chris janicing is in vatican city. we heard mass applause from the one hundred,000 faithful gathered there yesterday. especially for a plan such as this who has lived his life so simply. >> reporter: yeah, think about it this way. as you describe it. this is a man who lives in a simple apartment with another elderly pri

is he a jesuit. what's a jez wited to -- jesuit to those people that don't know about the catholic religion, jesuit two mean types of priests. parish priest, direct superior is a bishop. religious order priest. qui think of franciscans, jesuits, et cetera. jesuit ignatius in the 1500s, 1540 was approved by the pope, and they have been known for being intellectuals for being educators there has also been some pretty liberal strains of jesuits. he has taken on some of those strains including liberation theology and spoken very strongly. one last thing, bill. interestingly enough, it's a jesuit taking on the name francis of the franciscans. even in the church there is some healthy, perhaps sometimes unhealthy rivalry. the jesuit is saying saint francis is an example of humility, that's what we need for reform. not managerial reform. >> bill: saint francis was a great man. no doubt about it father, thanks very much. we appreciate it next on the run down president obama says he does not see the urgency of

he's the first ever jesuit pope, despite the jesuits are the largest order of priests in the world. >> in san francisco, catholic parishioners say they feel an almost instant bond with the pope. jodi hernandez is live to explain. >> reporter: he bears the name of st. francis, so folks felt a special connection with the name he chose. catholics across the area say they feel encouraged by what this new pope brings to the table. >> when i heard the bells tolling at about 11:30, that told me a new pope was -- had been chosen. >> reporter: and the ringing of the church bells brought parishioners out to pray. while others gathered around an ipad to watch as the new pope made his first appearance. >> i'm really excited, you know, to be at the cathedral here this afternoon, to be able to witness the election of the new pope. >> this is certainly a very happy and historic day for the catholic church. >> reporter: san francisco's archbishop says he's overcome with feelings of joy and peace at the election of pope francis i. not only did he take his name of francis of assisi, but san francisco's

the first jesuit.yesterday. >> some of the things he did that are very interesting. starting from choosing the name that he chose, already some people, expert are saying that is ground breaking meaning he is bringing change to the church or expected to do so. even what he wore on the balcony as opposed to the red, elaborate outfit that pope benedict wore when he was first announced. he came out simple, white, this is their prayer outfit. this is what he decided to wear, showing the public telling them something. we are yet to learn what that means. this is a humble man, comes from a hummable background. the way he speaks is humble. interesting to see changes will start happening rather quickly. >> should be an interesting first few months. he sets a whole new tone for the church. beyond the outfit. the cross he wears. pope john paul and pope benedict, they had elaborate gold crosses. his was simple. understated. you will hear more about this over the next couple of weeks. his devotion to the poor. took

they picked jorge mario bergoglio, a jesuit from argentina. he's the first jesuit pope.e's the first pope to hail from south america. he's the first non-european pope in 1,000 years. the former cardinal bergoglio was born to italian immigrants in argentina. he got a respiratory infection when he was little and doctors removed one of his lungs. he's had one lung most of his adult life. his plans were to become a chemist. at the age of 32, mario bergoglio decided to become a priest. he became a ranking jesuit in argue tina at the time of the cold war in the '70s. jesuit and catholic leadership with complicit with it in words and deeds. bishops apologized for not doing more during the dirty war to save lives. they did deny having anything to do with human rights violations in their country. in the late 1990s, he was promoted from priest to archbishop of buenos aires. it's a big leap up in the ranks in the church. by the time he was cardinal, cardinal bergoglio was considered a serious candidate for the job himself. he finished second back in 2005. back in argentina, he's kn

he is the jesuits.in latin america because a lot of the priests who later become bishops are jesuits, many of whom came from spain, particularly during the time of the spanish civil war. not so this man. a very humble origins. he was born and bred in latin america. his father was a railway worker came from a family of five. as he comes out, this is threepeat. real looking at pictures of him. he looks to be a simple man, andy is a simple man. however, what distinguishes him from his fellows says he was growing at a new katie was his brain. this guy was a very, very smart students as he was growing up. now he is noticed very early on, the jesuits, above all new orders, the jesuits would be considered the intellectual order of the catholic church. and they spotted this man's intellect immediately, schooled and vehemently anti rose very quickly to be fatal. tech advantage of all this cooling. indeed he did join the jazz with order, became a very distinguished scholar within the community and rose up from th

this is a very big deal having the first jesuit pope. >> a very big moment for all jesuits.minent around the world. great educators. when you mentioned the pope paying his own bill and carrying his luggage, someone should tell him he is a pope. but he will be a different kind of pope. that is a very refreshing sign. he does not see this as a sign of dominance. he sees it as a sign of service. >> you're surrounded by students every day. you're a teacher. you know what young people rthing. here you have a pope who is very strong and conservative on social issues and he is 76 years old. how is that going to play with you in terms, to play with youth? >> i think there is some concern among some youth when they see an organization which has a transition of power from an 85-year-old to a 76-year-old. that's probably, that may not be unique in the world but it is distinctive. on the other hand, they also see him as a spiritual leader. and whatever his age is, if he has deep biblical values, and he has a deep personal spirituality, and he has a sense of justice by himself, they love

you are -- a jesuit. you are a jesuit. were you surprise? >> people thought they would never choose anyone from the religious orders other than franciscans, certainly not a dozen with. i was delighted. >> disappointed it was not one of the american cardinals vitter in rome whom people were talking about? >> i was very much a fan of shaun o'malley and cardinal dolan, but having a dozen with both makes up for that. >> i am joined by two guests. father, what do we know about pope francis? dexia is an interesting person and has an interesting background he has been a genuine priest all along. he has lived with the court. -- the poor. is very telling. >> you were in charge when pope benedict was chosen and co -- and father bergoglio was the runner up. what do we know? >> the resistance that he was not a political person and that he walks the talk, if you like. -- there is a sense that he is not a political person, any he walks the talk if you like. he did not have a coke. he did not have a chauffeur. he very much wanted to be seen to be for the p

other jesuits were saying this guy is strict and have two jesuits turn up with these things -- >> explainstory that's been the one where we have two jesuits who have been work with the poor, in the slums he told them not to do it. they continued to do it anyway. he lifts his hands this is how it's been described and they turn up beaten up and taken in by the regime. >> there's allegations that the most serious allegations which have been denied he essentially turned them over. he says himself basically he warned them for their own safety they needed to stop the work they were doing. >> he did what the cardinal did in quote. he simply denounced them in such a way that the military get the message not intending to have them killed but they were picked up by death squads. he made them in disrepute as priests and that's a message that military could take them over. >> what's interesting this week the story has come out, he's in germany. i don't want to talk about this any more. i think much like benedict being in the hitler youth this will be the thing that hangs over him a little bit. >> the

he is seen as a jesuit, right, john? when i think of a jesuit here in the united states i think of georgetown university, a jesuit university, and i think of a priest there and other catholic leaders as a little bit more shall we say less conservative than the main stream. is that a fair assessment? >> well, that's a fair assessment of how the jesuits are often perceived though the jesuits are a massive, worldwide religious order and you can find a little bit of everything within the society of jesus. actually cardinal bergoglio now pope francis earlier in his career was what is called a provincial which means a regional leader for the jesuits in argentina. he was seen then as a kind of moderate so he was trying to hold the line against what was perceived as some extreme liberalism among some jesuits but also drew some flack from some of the more traditionalist, conservative elements in the society. so i think basically speaking he would be seen as someone who was open both to left and right and did his best to try to br

he is thinking, i wonder if he ever thought of this as a jesuit novice he joined this. he is, emerging from the tomb of st. peter. preparing to go out back into st. peter's square. where this mass will be celebrated. he'll speak a homily. he'll receive those symbols of his office, the pallium and the ring in that glorious roman morning, inaugurating his papacy. this is a time for us to say, there is some stations that are going to leave us now for their local new, traffic, weather. but our coverage of this inaugural mass of pope francis is going to continue. ♪ and as the pope makes his way back into st. peter's square, i want to go back into st. peter's square. ron claiborne there amid the crowd. ron give us a sense once the pope has moved through the crowd, what you're seeing and feeling in this moment and how beautiful it is there. it looks magnificent. >> as you know, terry, the weather has been president bad the past week. today is a glorious day. a lot of excitement when the pope passed by in that open jeep 15, 20 minutes ago. much more solemn now, people here payi

for one thing, pope francis is a jesuit. that means he is part of a religious order founded by saint ignatius of loyola, different order and different franciscan. the thing that struck me most in hearing the name francis is he didn't take the name of the past like paul, john, even john paul, for that matter. but that he went completely off the radar for the majority of us, that, is, and said i'm going my own way. and i think this is a pope who is going to do things a lot differently, including the very name francis, someone who loved the poor, someone who loved animals, a rather beloved figure. saint francis. >> i want to play a clip from cardinal dolan who i know you know well, and get your reaction to what he had to say. listen to this. >> he's already won our hearts. he obviously won our hearts, because he's the new pope. but he just -- we just had a very beautiful fraternal meal at the doma santa marta, where we have been staying. and he told us, he said -- when -- we toasted him. the cardinal secretary of state toasted

if he is connected with the jesuits. i have to study it before i go any further. >> some of the analysis is that the cardinal's name was not, one of the ones we have talked about a lot, we know his position after pope benedict xvi was selected. but this time around, in the world press, an great amount of buzz. talk to me about that and his age of being 76 years old. >> it tells us that the conclave is full of surprises. i think he was dismissed very early on. we were talking, everybody was talking, younger pope. everybody was talking someone who would be more ready to face these kind of challenges. he is only two years younger than the age benedict was when he was elected. it does allow us to understand that cardinals, if they were already talking and we saw them thinking in the different directions, i think it is a really wonderful sense of harmony among cardinals to come to this kind of conclusion that after all of the predecks, it seems to be leading us far away from bergoglio, that ultimately they came back to this n

-- he's a jesuit. the founders of jesuits st. ignatius was the master in the art of discernment. >> pope francis groundbreaking in so many ways, first jesuit pope, first francis pope, also the first pope from latin america. what is the most important thing you think people need to know about pope francis? >> well, you know, all the things that you talked about, george, you bet are important but i call them grave, good things on the pasta. what we were looking for was a man of holiness who obviously reflected god to us who was theologically converse apartment, a man who was a good pastor and a man who was a good communicator and a good leader, a good -- exercised good pastoral governance. when we found that, where he came from, what his age was, what his background was, that was all gravy and i think we got not only a good man but good gravy. >> safe travels too. >> you happy st. patty's day. i'll miss being in new york for our patronal feast day. >> to you too. >> more to pope francis. outpour emotion

. >> and at this high school, the idea of the first jesuit pope is exciting. >> for that, it speaks a deep cord. we very much are proud of francis and hopeful for our church. hopeful the jesuits focus on education reeringizing young people. >> i think advance in culture, so will the catholic church. >> it could also send a message of of we want to generate a new generation of catholics and people who are excited and happy about the new church. >> educators say they never thought they see a jesuit church and the discussion about him has only just begun. >>> it took only five voting selections for the cardinals to elect a new pope. the process sometimes took months, even years, francis emerged trade to stand on a platform that the put him higher than the cardinals around him. >>> president obama nominated a diplomat to libya. he selected deborah kay jones. secretary of state john kerry was meeting with the libyan prime minister? d.c. >> he's announced deborah can jones to represent the people in this new democracy. she'll fill the post held by christopher stephens when the four american

a pope from the new world from latin america, a jesuit priest. i went to jesuit high school.re disciplinarians but most intellectual and probing. he ran a big archdiocese sis and he loves the poor and lives as the poor. he lives humbly, lives in an apartment.

it was interesting to see someone from argentina. >> the new pope is the first jesuit pope. latin americans are celebrating tonight it is a proud moment for argentinaens in the bay area. ktvu's eric rasmussen is live where members are gathering. >> reporter: people told us if you want a taste of argentina, this is where you need to go. look inside. they are making preparations but this is where the owners and their friends are getting together tonight to celebrate the selection of pope francis i. cardinal jorge mario bergoglio is from argentina. her mother immigrated her from argentina. she says her phone has been ringing off the hook from friends today as someone who was raised in the catholic church in the bay area, you don't have to be from argentina to appreciate the importance of this day in history. >> it is a change for the catholic church. of course, as a san franciscans i am a progressive catholic and we would like to see more great things come out of the catholic church. today is hope for that. >> reporter: back out here live, they have been watching coverage of th

jesuits welcomed the first jesuit pope.rture and catholics around the world embraced the first noneuropean in more than a millennium. but no one was as thrilled as the people of argentina, who filled the streets outside of the pope's cathedral in buenos aires last night. nbc's miguel almaguer is in buenos aires for us. >> andrea, good afternoon, a sense of normalcy has returned to the cathedral here, where the pope was the archdiocese for more than a decade. there was certainly an all-night party here last night, as hundreds poured into the street here, just a few miles away, about five miles away we spent part of our day in the slums of buenos aires, where we were told by many people that the pope was a man of the street. he often ate with the needy. cooked for the needy and prayed for the needy on a daily basis. when we were there they held his picture up, they praised him and said, they couldn't have been happier that he would be the next pope. in latin america, 40%, four out of every ten catholics live in this region al

. >> first and foremost, he's a jesuit. if you have lived or grown up in any country in latin america, the school you went to or your friends went to was organized by jesuits, a university system in many of these countries. >> people who don't know, it's an order of priests. >> absolutely. they've been proactive in reaching out to the poor and you can go to a university in latin america. a jesuit university even if you are the poorest of the poor. that's what people know in latin america and latinos in the united states about jesuits and they also know that this is a man who has stood up for his beliefs. if anybody in the united states thought that any of the 115 voting cardinals were going to come out in favor of gay marriage or lgbt issues, they were sorely mistaken. i don't know were they feel today as though oh, my gosh, we expected a different kind of a pope when had the 115 are pretty much cut from the same cloth. >> that is the question that a lot of people on the west are asking, father. what do you say to them? >>

the first pope to name himself francis, and the first pope who is a jesuit. is known as a man who can blend first world with third world. old with with new. in a sign some say shows his humility. >> first, i ask a favor of you. >> reporter: he asked catholics around the world to bless him. >> i ask that you pray to the lord so that he blesses me. >> reporter: so pope francis bowed, and absolute silence descended on vatican city. >> at one point, i got chills just from the silence and the respect that everyone had around me. >> reporter: francis will celebrate his first mass tomorrow in the sistine chapel. on tuesday, he will officially be installed as the pope. mike mibach, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> our team coverage continues with ktvu's maureen naylor, she's live in santa clara, tonight, she poke with the man who knows the new pope better than most after working with him for decades. >> one of pope francis's close friends happened to be here in the south bay. they were excited about the first pope from south america, known for his humility, and simple livin

he is a jesuit. the jesuits committed to teaching and evangelism.c church does needo revitalize itself particularly with people under the age of 50. >> there are elements, martin, of his papacy that are bound to be transformational. that have already transfor magsal. he's from argentina. latin america. first pope from latin america. i can't recall a jesuit assuming the papacy. i just can't recall one. and the junior colleesuits, the jesuit tradition is social justice. serving the poor. the roots of catholicism. the pope has spent his life in argentina. his priesthood in argentina ministering to the poor. to aids victims. to the hungry. to the homeless. he's a charitable person. he's a humble person. as chris just pointed out, i think there's a segment of american catholics who will be disappointed because, you know, i think many of them were looking forward to a pope who would come in and say, all right. we're going to assume women into the priesthood. we're going to address the issues of celibacy in order to grow the priesthood. but his record is s

trancis of xavier a jesuit missionary. so perhaps it has double meaning. >> associate professor at santa clara university knows the pope and expects him to provide strong leadership. he saw pope francis just before he was named bishop in 1992. the professionor says he provided a study hand and expects the same to happen during pope francis's tenure at the vatican. >> affective as administrator but also a spiritual leader. the two came tegt nicely. >> pope francis is the first je. suit which is a roman catholic order that add minute straits throughout the world. he. >> well, i'm glad he's a jesuit that. is -- he's from argentinea. it might give broader perspective. >> governor brown today. the selection of came as a surprise to odds maker as cording to paddy power odds were 33-1 he would become pope. the web site says it accepted nearly $1 billion -- million worth of bets on the papal race. several people did bet at least one person made big money betting early. >> coming up here in four minute weerz going to take you tloif

the new pope is a jez i jesuit. think of francis xavier and he has a love of missionary evangelism and that comes through. we think of our own patron. this new pope of bishop of buenos aires is strong consciousness of the needs of the poor to marginalize in society. it says something about his goals of being evangelizeer, of being a church that is close to needs of the poor and marginalized in the world. >> bret: david, your thoughts on this day and this choice? >> bret, two words. holy moly. with an emphasis clearly on the "holy." months ago when pope benedict resigned as the holy father the dome behind me was struck by lightning. my, it's just happened again. get in conclave, there was speculation whether or not the cardinals would back a liberal or a conservative. we got an answer tonight. the choice was catholic. here is somebody who will defend the -- [ inaudible ] and likeness of god. whether it's the child in the womb or child with a right to grow up with a mom and dad or worker in the work place being exploi

. >> pope francis was accused of turning his back on two jesuit priests who ended up in prison.as spoken to two other priests who say the then-reverend helped them avoid being captured. >> reporter: testifying before authorities in argentina. the cardinal, who would become pope francis, said in 2010 hearing his demanded deliberation of two fellow jesuit priests. i testified that they were not involved in anything weird. the jesuits had been detained by the military dictatorship that ruled argentina from 1976 to 1983. the period known as the dirty war saw the disappearance of as many as 30,000 people in argentina. pope francis was accused in a book written by an argentine journalist of deliberately failing to protect two jesuit priests, kidnapped by the military, when he was leader of the order in his country. two other jesuits priests say b b bergoglio protected them. >> if someone came looking for us, find out if they were people we knew. if not, don't get close. he told us where to hide. >> reporter: during the dirty war the dictatorship targeted previouses, jesuits among the