adminand the pope’s closest surviving relative.
The German pontiff has told his closest aides that he wants “no major celebrations” and prefers “a family celebration,” the pope’s personal secretary Georg Gaenswein said in an interview with the Italian weekly Gente.
“I ask you to pray for me, that the Lord may give me the strength to fulfil the mission that he has given me,” the pope told pilgrims on Sunday. Vatican spokesman Federico Lombardi said the pope, who plans to visit Lebanon in September, was well though tired like other men his age. Pope Benedict on Thursday also celebrates the seventh anniversary of his election. — AFP.
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