Over the last couple of weeks, Pope Francis hoisted himself up on sore legs dozens of times.... As he crisscrossed large swaths of the Asia Pacific region, he shuffled from cars to his wheelchair, from the wheelchair to makeshift papal thrones and on and off many planes as hot, tropical winds blew on the tarmac. The trip amounted to the longest and farthest reaching yet for Francis, and at 87, some of his supporters fear it may be one of his last.... “ They are part of the message.” Francis’ p

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