He asked the people to pray for him.
Pope Francis, in July of 2013, celebrated Mass on Copacabana Beach in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil for World Youth Day and the crowd was estimated at about 3 million people.
Pope Francis is pope number 266.
Since Pope Francis is the first and only pope by that name, there is no need for a number after his name. If a pope in the future also decides to take the name Francis, he will become Pope Francis II and then the original Pope Francis will become Pope Francis I.
Pope Francis is the reigning pope in 2013.
Only Pope Francis and God know what Pope Francis thinks.
He was the first pope elected from the Western Hemisphere. He was the first pope to choose the name "Francis." He was the first pope to ask for the blessing of the people assembled in the piazza before offering his own. He was the first Jesuit pope.
No, Pope Francis does not smoke.
Pope Francis I is from Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Pope Francis has not been succeeded at the time of this answer.
Pope Francis was elected pope in the Sistine Chapel.
The current Pope Francis is from Argentina.
Pope Francis, elected in 2013, is the 266th pope.