Francis of Assisi Pope, Archbishop and Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina chose Francis as his papal name in honor of Saint Francis of Assisi, becoming Pope Francis. At his first audience on 16 March 2013, Pope Francis told journalists that he had chosen the name in honor of Saint Francis of Assisi, and had done so because he was especially concerned for the well-being of the poor. He explained that, as it was becoming clear during the conclave voting that he would be elected the new bishop of Rome, the Brazilian Cardinal Cláudio Hummes had embraced him and whispered, "Don't forget the
Mario Maisonnave number one for 4 weeks in Central America, achieving gold status. The album included the single "Abrime tu corazon" which put Mario as the first Central American pop artist to enter MTV Latin. Maisonnave currently lives in Southern California where he writes and produces for other artists as well as for his current project Bebeperro. Mario Maisonnave Mario Maisonnave (born Buenos Aires November 19, 1962) is an Argentinian/Costa Rican singer / songwriter / producer. Maisonnave is best known as the founder and lead vocalist of rock en español band - but he started out in Distorsion, the first rock act