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John Paul II the Great

This is the front-page editorial which appeared in The Southern Cross’ special edition, released on April 4, 2005, two days after the death of Pope John Paul II. The editorial was written by editor-in-chief Günther Simmermacher.

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Short pontificate, long impact: Blessed John XXIII launched reforms

Although he served as pope for less than five years, Pope John XXIII left one of the most lasting legacies in the Catholic Church’s history by convening the Second Vatican Council.

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John Paul II: A brief biography

Blessed John Paul II, who will be canonised on April 27, was one of the most forceful moral leaders of the modern age. He brought a philosopher’s intellect, a pilgrim’s spiritual intensity and an actor’s flair for the dramatic to his role as head of the universal Church for more than 26 years.

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The roots of a pope: John XXIII’s hometown

By Francis X. Rocca, Catholic News Service When Blessed John XXIII met Queen Elizabeth II of England at the Vatican in 1961, the pope departed from Apostolic Palace protocol by inviting the queen and her husband, Prince Philip, inside his library for an unplanned chat.

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John Paul II: The jet-setter pope

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John XXIII’s secretary tells tales of his famous boss

By Francis X. Rocca, Catholic News Service When the freshly named patriarch of Venice, Cardinal Angelo Roncalli, chose 37-year old Father Loris Capovilla as his personal secretary in 1953, a sceptical adviser told the cardinal that the priest looked too sickly to bear the strain of his new job.

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