When Pope Francis arrives in Mozambique on Sept. 4 he is going to a country that he already knows much about from his time as archbishop of Buenos Aires, the Rev. Juan Gabriel Arias, 50, told America on the eve of the papal visit.

"Thank God the firefighters intervened," Francis said, referring to tiny Vatican City State's own fire department.

Pope Francis said that the forthcoming United Nations Climate Action Summit “is of particular importance.”

10 of the 13 new cardinals will be eligible to vote in the next conclave, including Jesuit Father Michael Czerny, who oversees the Vatican department for migrants and refugees.

Antonio Yao Shun has been consecrated bishop in the first ordination since last year’s Vatican-China deal.

The investigation will determine the credibility of an accusation of abuse allegedly committed “more than 50 years ago” by Archbishop Pinera who, at 103, is the oldest living bishop in the world.