A journalist considered a living legend within the Vatican’s press corps has spoken about the unique communication style of Pope Francis that has, in her opinion, revolutionised how the papacy addresses the world.
Mexican journalist Valentina Alazraki compared the different styles displayed across the three most recent papacies she has covered – popes John Paul II, Benedict XVI and Francis – highlighting the weaknesses and strengths displayed during the different papacies, and how the different styles of the respective popes impacted both how the media covered the head of the Catholic Church and reflected him back to the wider world.
