Making a pilgrimage in an Italian mountain town, Pope Francis on Sunday hailed the humility of a 13th-century pontiff who resigned to live a hermit's life, and praised him for using his brief papacy to highlight the value of mercy and forgiveness.
Francis made a four-hour visit to L'Aquila in the central Apennine mountains, which was struck by an earthquake in 2009, destroying killing 305 people and destroying much of the town. It is still being rebuilt.
