Annone, a majestic 4-year-old albino elephant from India, five centuries ago was the pet of Pope Leo X. The white pachyderm ...

Pope Francis is older than almost any pope before him. According to Vatican records, only Pope Leo XIII, who died in 1903 at the age of 93, lived longer.

The picture of the Holy Father with the elephants inevitably evokes the memory of Annone, a majestic 4-year-old albino elephant from India, who five centuries ago was the pet of Pope Leo X and ...