Chesterton

He will also quote British writer GK Chesterton, who the pontiff says invites us to "take the elements of life with gratitude and not for granted".

Chesterton is up there for me simply for “The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare,” which is one of the most inventive mysteries I’ve ever encountered.

Chesterton would later call “a nation with the soul of a church,” one that relies on citizens’ deep spiritual faith without imposing any particular ecclesiastical doctrine.

Emily Chesterton, from Salford, died aged 30 after a blood clot was missed in two appointments with a PA she believed was a GP.

Ms Chesterton collapsed later that day and died in hospital on 8 November, three weeks after she first sought medical advice.