Pope marks 10 years as head of Catholics

By Agence France-Presse

Mar 14, 2023 12:39 am

VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis marked 10 years as head of the Catholic Church on Monday with a podcast, a private mass and a series of interviews, one of which triggered a diplomatic spat with Nicaragua.

'It seems like yesterday,' the 86-year-old recalled of his election during a podcast for the official Vatican News outlet — after first having to be told what a podcast was.

Pope Francis waves from the window of the apostolic palace during the weekly Angelus prayer on March 12, 2023 in The Vatican. Tiziana FABI / AFP

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