Pope Francis was on his way to make an important announcement on Sunday when something peculiar happened. For several minutes pilgrims gathered for the Angelus in St Peter’s Square waited for the normally punctual Pontiff to appear. Just as they were wondering if the engagement had been cancelled, the Pope appeared at his window overlooking the square. He began with an apology: he had been stuck in a lift for the past half an hour and had to be released by the fire department. Then he got down to business: he revealed that he would be creating 13 new cardinals in October.