Pope Francis smiles at his Wednesday general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024.

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Archbishop Angelo Acerbi, a veteran of Vatican diplomacy At 99, Archbishop Angelo Acerbi becomes one of the oldest cardinals created by Pope Francis. This Italian was ordained a priest in 1948 and ...

I'm a historian of the medieval papacy and editor of the forthcoming three volumes of the Cambridge History of the Papacy. So ...