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Pope Francis addresses recurring speculation about his health problems in a new memoir and delivers his verdict on any possible resignation

Former Vatican treasurer Cardinal George Pell - who was convicted and then acquitted of child sex abuse - died aged 81 in Rome from heart complications after hip surgery in Australia

Pope Francis made modern history at the funeral at St Peter's Square on Thursday as he presided over his predecessor’s funeral, a sight not seen for over 200 years

Around me today as I joined the crowds on the third and final day of the Pope Emeritus’ lying in state at St Peter’s Basilica, ahead of tomorrow’s funeral, camera phones suddenly shoot up

WARNING: DISTRESSING IMAGES Pope Benedict XVI passed away in the early hours of Saturday morning in the Vatican quarters he lived in after his ailing health forced him to step down as the head of the Catholic Church in 2013