He has only been in the job a few months, but already Francis is living up to his claim of being a Pope of the people.
Described as one of the most down-to-earth Popes in history, he pays his own hotel bills, catches the bus, likes a walk about in St Peter's Square during Mass - and even turned down the Papal apartment.
He also likes to show his common touch by kissing, kissing and kissing again. Here's 15 of the best pictures of the puckering Pope Francis.
15 of the best pictures of the puckering Pope Francis.
(01 of15)
In this photo provided by the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano, Pope Francis kisses the foot of an inmate at the juvenile detention center of Casal del Marmo, Rome, Thursday, March 28, 2013. Francis washed the feet of a dozen inmates at the juvenile detention center in a Holy Thursday ritual that he celebrated for years as archbishop and is continuing now that he is pope. Two of the 12 were young women, an unusual choice given that the rite re-enacts Jesus' washing of the feet of his male disciples. The Mass was held in the Casal del Marmo facility in Rome, where 46 young men and women currently are detained. Many of them are Gypsies or North African migrants, and the Vatican said the 12 selected for the rite weren't necessarily Catholic. (AP Photo/L'Osservatore Romano) (credit:AP)
(02 of15)
In this photo provided by the Vatican paper L'Osservatore Romano, Pope Francis kisses a crucifix, at the Vatican Sunday, March 17, 2013. Pope Francis began his first Sunday as pontiff by making an impromptu appearance to the public from a side gate of the Vatican, startling passersby and prompting cheers, then kept up his simple, spontaneous style by delivering a brief, off-the-cuff homily at the Vatican's tiny parish church. Dressed only in white cassock, Francis waved to the crowd in the street outside St. Anna's Gate and before entering the church, which serves Vatican City State's hundreds of residents, he shook hands of the parishioners and kissed babies. (AP Photo/L'Osservatore Romano) (credit:AP)
(03 of15)
Pope Francis kisses the Holy Bible as he leads the Holy Thursday Mass that marks the start of four days of Easter celebrations, in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Thursday, March 28, 2013. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) (credit:AP)
(04 of15)
Pope Francis kisses a child upon his arrival for his installation Mass at the St. John in Lateran Basilica, in Rome, Sunday, April 7, 2013. Pontiffs are also the bishop of Rome, and a traditional installation ceremony at the basilica formally recognizes that Francis is Rome's bishop as well as the leader of the worldwide Roman Catholic church. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) (credit:AP)
Pope Francis Holds An Audience With Journalists And The Media(05 of15)
VATICAN CITY, VATICAN - MARCH 16: A journalist kisses newly elected Pope Francis during his first audience with journalists and media inside the Paul VI hall on March 16, 2013 in Vatican City, Vatican. The pope thanked the media for their coverage during the historic transition of the papacy and explained his vision of the future for the Catholic Church. (Photo by Franco Origlia/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
VATICAN-POPE-MASS-PALM SUNDAY(06 of15)
Pope Francis kisses the altar during a papal mass in St Peter's square as part of the Palm Sunday celebration on March 24, 2013 at the Vatican. The Palm Sunday marks the start of the holy week of Easter in celebration of the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ. AFP PHOTO / GABRIEL BOUYS (Photo credit should read GABRIEL BOUYS/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
VATICAN-POPE-INAUGURATION-MASS(07 of15)
Pope Francis (C) kisses the altar at the start of his grandiose inauguration mass on March 19, 2013 at the Vatican. Pope Francis swept into St Peter's Square on Tuesday to greet throngs of pilgrims before a sumptuous ceremony in which Latin America's first pontiff will receive the formal symbols of papal power. AFP PHOTO / ALBERTO PIZZOLI (Photo credit should read ALBERTO PIZZOLI,ALBERTO PIZZOLI/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
VATICAN-POPE-EASTER-MASS(08 of15)
Pope Francis kisses a disable child after celebrating the Easter mass on March 31, 2013 at the Vatican. The mass will be followed by a special 'Urbi et Orbi' blessing for Rome and the world that the pope will deliver from the same balcony where he made his first public appearance after his election this month. AFP PHOTO / ALBERTO PIZZOLI (Photo credit should read ALBERTO PIZZOLI,ALBERTO PIZZOLI/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
VATICAN-POPE-AUDIENCE(09 of15)
Pope Francis kisses a baby as he arrives on St Peter's square for his weekly general audience on April 10, 2013 at the Vatican. AFP PHOTO / ANDREAS SOLARO (Photo credit should read ANDREAS SOLARO,ANDREAS SOLARO/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
VATICAN-POPE-AUDIENCE(10 of15)
Pope Francis kisses a baby as he arrives on St Peter's square for his weekly general audience on April 10, 2013 at the Vatican. AFP PHOTO / ANDREAS SOLARO (Photo credit should read ANDREAS SOLARO,ANDREAS SOLARO/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Pope Francis blows a kiss to faithful upon his arrival for his installation Mass at the St. John in Lateran Basilica, in Rome, Sunday, April 7, 2013. Pontiffs are also the bishop of Rome, and a traditional installation ceremony at the basilica formally recognizes that Francis is Rome's bishop as well as the leader of the worldwide Roman Catholic church. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) (credit:AP)
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Pope Francis blows a kiss to faithful after celebrating his first Palm Sunday Mass in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Sunday, March 24, 2013. Pope Francis celebrated his first Palm Sunday Mass in St. Peter's Square, encouraging people to be humble and young at heart, as tens of thousands joyfully waved olive branches and palm fronds.The square overflowed with some 250,000 pilgrims, tourists and Romans eager to join the new pope at the start of solemn Holy Week ceremonies, which lead up to Easter, Christianity's most important day. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) (credit:AP)
Jorge Bergoglio(13 of15)
**ADDS NAME OF MAN WHOSE FOOT THE CARDINAL IS KISSING** In this picture taken March 20, 2008 Argentina's cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, right, kisses the foot of Cristian Marcelo Reynoso during a Mass with youth trying to overcome drug addictions in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Bergoglio, who chose the name of Pope Francis, is the 266th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church. The famous words uttered to announce that a leader of the Catholic Church has been chosen now have special resonance for Latin America, which had felt neglected by the Vatican and has finally produced the New World's first pope. (AP Photo) (credit:AP)
Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Francis, John Paul II(14 of15)
In this undated picture released by journalist Sergio Rubin, Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Archbishop of Buenos Aires, right, kisses the hand of late Pope John Paul II during a ceremony at the Vatican. Bergoglio, who took the name of Pope Francis, was elected on Wednesday, March 13, 2013 the 266th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church. (AP Photo/Courtesy of Sergio Rubin, ho) (credit:AP)
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Pope Francis kisses a boy after christening him, during the Easter vigil service in St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican Saturday, March 30, 2013. Pope Francis is celebrating a trimmed back Easter Vigil service after having reached out to Muslims and women during a Holy Week in which he has begun to put his mark on the Catholic Church. Francis processed into a darkened and silent St. Peter's Basilica at the start of the Saturday service, which recalls the period between Christ's crucifixion on Good Friday and resurrection on Easter Sunday. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino) (credit:AP)