From John Paul II to Francis, Vatican treats papal health news with care
During a routine Vatican press briefing the day before Pope John Paul II died, the usually composed director of the Holy See Press Office was overcome with emotion. When a German journalist asked the pope’s spokesman how he was personally feeling, Joaquin Navarro-Valls hesitated before responding to the room packed with more than 100 reporters […]
Tomas Kauer - Moderator 
During a routine Vatican press briefing the day before Pope John Paul II died, the usually composed director of the Holy See Press Office was overcome with emotion. When a German journalist asked the pope’s spokesman how he was personally feeling, Joaquin Navarro-Valls hesitated before responding to the room packed with more than 100 reporters […]
