As the result became more and more certain, Claudio Hummes, a Brazilian and fellow South American, hugged him and entreated him to not forget the poor. This made him think of someone associated with the service of the poor.
This is the story of how he came up with the name. Who, and what name?
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Pope Francis (Jorge Mario Bergoglio) took his papal name of "Francis" from St. Francis of Assisi.
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