We immediately assumed our new Holy Father took the name Francis in honor of St. Francis of Assisi. Then we were told the new Pope is a Jesuit, a first, and then we thought of St. Francis Xavier, the great Jesuit Saint. I even thought about St. Francis de Sales. Well this article over at CNN answers the question definitvely:
http://www.cnn.com/2013/03/13/world/pope-name/index.html
God Bless Pope Francis!
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