Pope Francis delivers first blessing, asks world for prayers

**Vatican City:**Pope Francis, the former Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio of Argentina, delivered his first blessing to a huge crowd in St Peter’s Square on Wednesday night, asking for the prayers of “all men and women of good will” to help him lead the Catholic Church. [caption id=“attachment_660249” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Pope Francis I. Associated Press[/caption] Francis, speaking Italian with a slight Latin American accent, joked with the crowd before delivering his blessing, saying: “As you know the duty of the conclave is to give Rome a bishop. It seems that my brother cardinals went almost to the end of the world.” Reuters