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Vatican City, Jul 6, 2017 \/ 08:23 am (National Catholic Register<\/a>).- Pope St. John Paul II\u2019s former spokesman, Dr. Joaqu\u00ecn Navarro-Valls, has died at the age of 80.<\/p>\n

A numerary of Opus Dei and a trained doctor, the Spanish journalist\u00a0had been diagnosed with terminal cancer some weeks ago.<\/p>\n

He passed away at 8:41\u00a0this evening at home after being discharged from the Opus Dei-run Campus Biomedico hospital in Rome.<\/p>\n

His current successor, Holy See Press Office Director Greg Burke, announced the news yesterday with the following tweets:<\/p>\n

Joaquin Navarro. RIP. Grace under pressure.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Greg Burke (@GregBurkeRome) July 5, 2017<\/a><\/p>\n

The Vatican's chief spokesman from 1984 to 2006, Navarro-Valls\u00a0had an influential role during John Paul II\u2019s pontificate, helping the late Pontiff to communicate effectively and bringing the papacy into the modern age of social communications.<\/p>\n

He resigned as spokesman on July 11, 2006 and was replaced by Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi.<\/p>\n

Joaquin Navarro, 1936-2017.
\nKeep Smiling. pic.twitter.com\/VCqL4GH5sS<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Greg Burke (@GregBurkeRome) July 5, 2017<\/a><\/p>\n

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Vatican City, Jul 6, 2017 \/ 08:23 am (National Catholic Register<\/a>).- Pope St. John Paul II’s former spokesman, Dr. Joaquìn Navarro-Valls, has died at the age of 80.<\/p>\n

A numerary of Opus Dei and a trained doctor, the Spanish journalist had been diagnosed with terminal cancer some weeks ago.<\/p>\n

He passed away at 8:41 this evening at home after being discharged from the Opus Dei-run Campus Biomedico hospital in Rome.<\/p>\n

His current successor, Holy See Press Office Director Greg Burke, announced the news yesterday with the following tweets:<\/p>\n

Joaquin Navarro. RIP. Grace under pressure.<\/p>\n

— Greg Burke (@GregBurkeRome) July 5, 2017<\/a><\/p>\n

The Vatican’s chief spokesman from 1984 to 2006, Navarro-Valls had an influential role during John Paul II’s pontificate, helping the late Pontiff to communicate effectively and bringing the papacy into the modern age of social communications.<\/p>\n

He resigned as spokesman on July 11, 2006 and was replaced by Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi.<\/p>\n

Joaquin Navarro, 1936-2017.
\nKeep Smiling. pic.twitter.com\/VCqL4GH5sS<\/a><\/p>\n

— Greg Burke (@GregBurkeRome) July 5, 2017<\/a><\/p>\n

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