87 and hobbled, Pope Francis goes off-script in Asia and reminds world he can still draw a crowd
Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reservedPope Francis interacts with the young people of Scholas Occurrentes at Grha Pemuda Youth Center in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana, Pool)DILI – It was the farthest trip of his pontificate and one of the longest papal trips ever in terms of days on the road and distance traveled. But Pope Francis, age 87, hobbled by bad knees and bent over with sciatica, appeared to be having the time […]