ROME – If anyone thought Pope Francis turning 88 in December would slow him down, they need only look at this past weekend as proof that the once-dubbed "Energizer bunny" of popes is doing anything but scaling back.
Not only did the pope add an additional public audience, which he will maintain throughout the duration of the 2025 Jubilee of Hope, but he also received a major honour from United States President Joe Biden, sent condolences for the wildfires currently devastating swaths of territory in Los Angeles, and baptised 21 newborns in the Sistine Chapel.
