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Saint John Paul II with a puppy.

Pope John XXIII, elected supreme pontiff on October 28, 1958, was in many ways utterly traditional—arguably more so than his more philosophically adventurous and intellectually wide-ranging predecessor Pius XII. One need only read Blessed John’s beautiful diary, later published as Journal of a Soul and still in print, to discover the simple, hardy, and thoroughly traditional Catholic piety that nourished this man in the entire journey of his life.

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Letters seen by the BBC to Anna-Teresa Tymieniecka, a married woman, shed new light on Pope John Paul II's emotional life.

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Pope John Paul II first visited Brisbane in November 1986. Official functions were held at the QEII Stadium and Brisbane City Hall, as well as a meeting with the media. Queensland State Archives, Digital Image ID 17100

Pope Francis has declined to use the palazzo in Castel Gandolfo, south of Rome, Italy, preferring to spend his summer downtime at home in the Vatican hotel suite where he lives.