VATICAN CITY: The resignation of a pope should not become the norm within the Catholic Church, and that prospect is not "on my agenda," Pope Francis said in an interview published Thursday.

Francis acknowledged writing a resignation letter two months after becoming pope in 2013 in case of future health problems that would prevent him from carrying out his work.

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