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Francis praises humility of 13-century pontiff who resigned

Pope Francis arrives to open the Holy Door of St. Mary in Collemaggio Basilica and start the jubilee of forgiveness, in L'Aquila, central Italy, Sunday, Aug. 28, 2022. Pope Francis will be the first pope since Celestine V to open this Holy Door, the first in history, established with the Bull of Forgiveness of 29 September 1294 by Pope Celestine V. (AP Photo/Riccardo De Luca) Pope Francis opens the Holy Door of St. Mary in Collemaggio Basilica and start the jubilee of forgiveness, in L'Aquila, central Italy, Sunday, Aug. 28, 2022. Pope Francis will be the first pope since Celestine V to open this Holy Door, the first in history, established with the Bull of Forgiveness of 29 September 1294 by Pope Celestine V. (AP Photo/Riccardo De Luca) Pope Francis opens the Holy Door of St. Mary in Collemaggio Basilica and start the jubilee of forgiveness, in L'Aquila, central Italy, Sunday, Aug. 28, 2022. Pope Francis will be the first pope since Celestine V to open this Holy Door, the first in history, established with the Bull of Forgiveness of 29 September 1294 by Pope Celestine V. (AP Photo/Riccardo De Luca) Pope Francis celebrates mass in front of the St. Mary in Collemaggio Basilica, in L'Aquila, central Italy, Sunday, Aug. 28, 2022. Pope Francis will be the first pope since Celestine V to open the St. Mary in Collemaggio Basilica Holy Door, the first in history, established with the Bull of Forgiveness of 29 September 1294 by Pope Celestine V, and start the jubilee of forgiveness. (AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis) Pope Francis arrives to celebrate mass in front of the St. Mary in Collemaggio Basilica, in L'Aquila, central Italy, Sunday, Aug. 28, 2022. Pope Francis will be the first pope since Celestine V to open the St. Mary in Collemaggio Basilica Holy Door, the first in history, established with the Bull of Forgiveness of 29 September 1294 by Pope Celestine V, and start the jubilee of forgiveness. (AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis) Pope Francis meets a family as he celebrates mass in front of the St. Mary in Collemaggio Basilica, in L'Aquila, central Italy, Sunday, Aug. 28, 2022. Pope Francis will be the first pope since Celestine V to open the St. Mary in Collemaggio Basilica Holy Door, the first in history, established with the Bull of Forgiveness of 29 September 1294 by Pope Celestine V, and start the jubilee of forgiveness. (AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis) Pope Francis arrives for a meeting with relatives of the victims of the 2009 earthquake, in L'Aquila, central Italy, Sunday, Aug. 28, 2022. Pope Francis is on a one-day visit to L'Aquila to open the Holy Door of St. Mary in Collemaggio Basilica and start the jubilee of forgiveness. (AP Photo/Riccardo De Luca) Pope Francis delivers his message during a meeting with relatives of the victims of the 2009 earthquake, in L'Aquila, central Italy, Sunday, Aug. 28, 2022. Pope Francis is on a one-day visit to L'Aquila to open the Holy Door of St. Mary in Collemaggio Basilica and start the jubilee of forgiveness. (AP Photo/Riccardo De Luca) Pope Francis is welcomed by Cardinal Giuseppe Petrocchi, Archbishop of L'Aquila as he arrives for a meeting with relatives of the victims of the 2009 earthquake, in L'Aquila, central Italy, Sunday, Aug. 28, 2022. Pope Francis is on a one-day visit to L'Aquila to open the Holy Door of St. Mary in Collemaggio Basilica and start the jubilee of forgiveness. (AP Photo/Riccardo De Luca) Pope Francis arrives for a meeting with relatives of the victims of the 2009 earthquake, in L'Aquila, central Italy, Sunday, Aug. 28, 2022. Pope Francis is on a one-day visit to L'Aquila to open the Holy Door of St. Mary in Collemaggio Basilica and start the jubilee of forgiveness. (AP Photo/Riccardo De Luca) Pope Francis arrives to open the Holy Door of St. Mary in Collemaggio Basilica and start the jubilee of forgiveness, in L'Aquila, central Italy, Sunday, Aug. 28, 2022. Pope Francis will be the first pope since Celestine V to open this Holy Door, the first in history, established with the Bull of Forgiveness of 29 September 1294 by Pope Celestine V. (AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis)
Francis praises humility of 13-century pontiff who resigned