Pope Francis was inspired by the proposals he received at the Youth Synod in October.
Vatican spokesman explains the pope's abrupt gesture when people tried to kiss his ring.
Andrés Manuel López Obrador, president of Mexico, asks Pope Francis to apologize, but ignores that the pope has already done so, specifically on Mexican soil.
John Paul I stop the use of the papal crown, which Benedict XVI later removed from a pope's coat of arms. John Paul II also removed the ceremonial throne carried on shoulders.
