Ed Condon

Modern popes, for better or for worse, tend to be defined in soundbites. John Paul II's clarion call of 'Be not afraid' became emblematic of his invitation to young Catholics to embrace their faith and his rallying of the West against the spectre of international Communism.

Benedict XVI's great theological career, and his term as a pope in the model of priest and professor, remains summed up in his simple declaration that Deus caritas est.

Modern popes, for better or for worse, tend to be defined in soundbites. John Paul II's clarion call of 'Be not afraid' became emblematic of his invitation to young Catholics to embrace their faith…

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Francis and the Vatican reckoning

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It's been discovered that the late Cardinal George Pell was the secret author of an anonymous Vatican memo slamming Pope Francis's willingness to embrace changing ideology.

Pope Francis paid tribute to Cardinal Pell in the days after his death for his "unwavering" faith and service.

Cardinal Pell will lie in state at St Peter's Basilica before being repatriated to Australia, where a state memorial service won't be offered in Victoria or New South Wales.

Cardinal Pell slams Pope Francis in anonymous Vatican memo

Pope Francis's condition "remains critical" on his tenth day in hospital Sunday, the Vatican said, as Catholics around the world prayed for the 88-year-old's recovery.

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Doctors are unsure the Pope, aged 88, will recover.

Pope Francis in critical condition, requires oxygen and transfusions, Vatican says

Pope Francis is on his way back from Mongolia this week. On a visit to that country, which has scarcely more Catholics than an outback sheep station, the Pope stood in reverence before a statue of…