Despite the speculation surrounding his tenure, the Pontiff has a series of engagements including a trip to Canada in July
The basilica in L’Aquila hosts the tomb of Celestine V, a hermit pope who resigned after five months in 1294, overwhelmed by the job. In 2009, Benedict visited L’Aquila, which had been devastated by earthquake and prayed at Celestine’s tomb, leaving his pallium vestment on it.
The announcement last week of a consistory to create 21 new cardinals has further convinced some commentators of the Pope’s intention to retire.Article content A delegation member chants and dances before Pope Francis during an audience to Canada’s Indigenous delegations at the Vatican on April 1, 2022.Francis was elected in 2013 on a mandate to reform the Roman Curia. Now that the nine-year project has been rolled out and at least partially implemented, Francis’ main task has in some ways been accomplished.
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