（梵蒂岡電臺訊）天主教全球的115位樞機主教們已在3月13日下午，第5次投票中，選出普世教會第266任教宗。新教宗本名豪爾赫·馬里奧·貝爾格裏奧（Jorge Mario Bergoglio），耶穌會士，現年76歲。他於1936年12月17日生於阿根廷布宜諾賽勒斯（Buenos Aires），原任布宜諾賽勒斯總主教，也是旅居阿根廷東方禮信友的牧人。他取名號為方濟各。
新教宗於當天晚上首次出現在聖伯多祿大殿中央陽臺上，與羅馬城和全世界見面，並降福全球。他只說了簡短的話，表示蒙各位樞機主教厚望，受推選為教宗。他請信友們首先為榮休教宗本篤十六世祈禱，然後為他的牧職祈禱，並求聖母護佑他。
選舉教宗會議的依據是耶路撒冷的第一次宗徒會議。在那次宗徒會議中，雅各伯對宗徒們說明了伯多祿的首席宗徒牧職是使所有尋求上主的人，屬於天主名下的人，成為天主的子民。《宗徒大事錄》記載了雅各伯的那次講話：“諸位仁人弟兄，請聽我說！西滿述說了天主當初怎樣關心外邦人，由他們中選拔一個百姓，屬於自己名下；先知的話也正與此相合，如經上記載：‘以後我要回來，重建達味已傾倒的居所；已坍塌了的，要把它重建而豎立起來，為的是其餘的人，即一切以我的名得名的民族，要尋求上主。’”（宗15：14-17）
在《路加福音》中，伯多祿宗徒的牧職是要效法耶穌“服事人”（路22：27）。這首席宗徒的牧職要求伯多祿成為“十一門徒及同他們一起的人”的“首位”和頭（路24：33）；他是將人引向那唯一的“總司牧”並與之“共融”的中心，這位總司牧才是眾天主子民的牧者。伯多祿是這位總司牧在各個歷史時刻中“可見的聖事”，因此是有時間性的。為此，伯多祿自稱自己經常與“別人”在一起，別人也聚集在伯多祿身旁。
這樣，我們就能正確地從聖經角度瞭解樞機團選舉教宗的意義。教會若沒有伯多祿，她的磐石和首領，就不能在基督內，而伯多祿也絕不是金字塔上一個孤獨的領袖。
Pope Francis: his first words
Apostolic Blessing "Urbi et Orbi":
Brothers and sisters good evening.
You all know that the duty of the Conclave was to give a bishop to Rome. It seems that my brother Cardinals have gone almost to the ends of the earth to get him… but here we are. I thank you for the welcome that has come from the diocesan community of Rome.
First of all I would like to say a prayer pray for our Bishop Emeritus Benedict XVI. Let us all pray together for him, that the Lord will bless him and that our Lady will protect him.
Our Father…
Hail Mary…
Glory to the Father…
And now let us begin this journey, the Bishop and the people, this journey of the Church of Rome which presides in charity over all the Churches, a journey of brotherhood in love, of mutual trust. Let us always pray for one another. Let us pray for the whole world that there might be a great sense of brotherhood. My hope is that this journey of the Church that we begin today, together with the help of my Cardinal Vicar, may be fruitful for the evangelization of this beautiful city.
And now I would like to give the blessing. But first I want to ask you a favour. Before the Bishop blesses the people I ask that you would pray to the Lord to bless me – the prayer of the people for their Bishop. Let us say this prayer – your prayer for me – in silence.
[The Protodeacon announced that all those who received the blessing, either in person or by radio, television or by the new means of communication receive the plenary indulgence in the form established by the Church. He prayed that Almighty God protect and guard the Pope so that he may lead the Church for many years to come, and that he would grant peace to the Church throughout the world.]
[Immediately afterwards Pope Francis gave his first blessing Urbi et Orbi – To the City and to the World.]
I will now give my blessing to you and to the whole world, to all men and women of good will.
Brothers and sisters, I am leaving you. Thank you for your welcome. Pray for me and I will be with you again soon... We will see one another soon.
Tomorrow I want to go to pray to the Madonna, that she may protect Rome.
Good night and sleep well!消息來源
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