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Pope John XXIII stands and prays in the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City, on Oct. 12, 1962, during a special audience for delegates from foreign governments to the ecumenical council. Pope Francis commemorates the 60th anniversary of the opening of the Second Vatican Council by celebrating a Mass in honor of St. John XXIII, the “good pope” who convened the landmark meetings that modernized the Catholic Church. (AP Photo/File)

Pope Francis marks 60th anniversary of Second Vatican Council

By Nicole Winfield - Associated Press

Pope Francis attends a meeting with priests, religious men and women, seminarians and catechists, at the Cathedral of Saint Martin, in Bratislava, Slovakia, Sept. 13, 2021, in this file photo. The Vatican’s liturgy office on Dec. 18, 2021, issued a document that clarified some questions that arose after Francis in July reimposed restrictions on celebrating the old Latin Mass that Pope Benedict XVI had relaxed in 2007. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia, file) **FILE**

Pope doubles down on quashing old Latin Mass with new limits

By Nicole Winfield - Associated Press

Pope Francis waves to faithful as he is driven through the crowd after presiding over a solemn ceremony in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Sunday, April 27, 2014. Pope Francis has declared his two predecessors John XXIII and John Paul II saints in an unprecedented canonization ceremony made even more historic by the presence of retired Pope Benedict XVI. (AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis)

Pope Francis declares predecessors John XXIII and John Paul II saints

By Daniela Petrof - Associated Press

Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski, left, and Pope Francis exchange gifts on the occasion of their private audience at the Vatican, Saturday, April 26, 2014. Komorowski is in Rome to attend Sunday's canonization ceremony for John Paul II and John XXIII where Pope Francis will elevate the two popes to sainthood.(AP Photo/Vincenzo Pinto, Pool)

Pope Francis deeply influenced by both saintly pontiffs

By Daniela Petroff and Nicole Winfield - Associated Press

Pope Benedict XVI greets the faithful at the end of the Ash Wednesday Mass in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican on Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Vatican: Pope Benedict XVI hit head during Mexico trip

By Nicole Winfield - Associated Press