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Jul 22, 2019 · Following the death of Pius XII, he was elected Pope on 28 October 1958, taking the name John XXIII. In the five years of his pontificate he appeared to the world as an authentic image of the Good Shepherd.
Learn More. Blessed John XXIII was the 260th successor of St. Peter, servingas pope from October 1958 to June 1963. He is best known for convening the Second Vatican Cou...
Apr 27, 2014 · 27 April 2014. Getty Images. John XXIII's papacy was characterised by unstinting devotion to Christian duties, say admirers. Pope John XXIII's relatively short time in office is...
Had the ancient custom of popular canonization still been in effect in 1963, that honour would probably have been given to him immediately by the tearful crowd who were gathered in St. Peter’s Square when his death was announced. In 2000 he was beatified by Pope John Paul II. In 2014 he and John Paul II were canonized on the same day.
Sep 3, 2000 · Pope John XXIII was born Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli at Sotto il Monte, Italy, in the Diocese of Bergamo on 25 November 1881. He was the fourth in a family of 14. The family worked as sharecroppers. It was a patriarchal family in the sense that the families of two brothers lived together, headed by his great-uncle Zaverio, who had never married ...
Oct 11, 2022 · Pope John XXIII officially opened the Second Vatican Council on 11 October 1962 during a solemn ceremony inside St. Peter's Basilica, setting in motion a 4-year event which would see the Church open her doors to the world in a process of “updating” (in Italian: "aggiornamento") for the contemporary age. By Lisa Zengarini.
Below is the article summary. For the full article, see Saint John XXIII . Saint John XXIII, orig. Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli, (born Nov. 25, 1881, Sotto il Monte, Italy—died June 3, 1963, Rome; beatified Sept. 3, 2000; canonized April 27, 2014; feast day October 11), Pope (1958–63).
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