Pope John XXIII, who, by convening the Ecumenical Council ... “If we should pray for anyone in the world today,” says Protestant Theologian Paul Tillich, “we should pray for Pope John.

Paul’s Basilica. In a way, it was a fitting turn of events. That initiative which had originated so deeply in the Tradition of the Church, and in the heart of “The Good Pope,” as John XXIII ...

Visit the homepage for more information. Commemorating the April 27, 2014 Canonization of Pope John XXIII and Pope John Paul II April 27, 2014 marks the canonization of John XXIII (1881-1963) and John ...

“In the crisis John XXIII uses his enormous diplomatic talents,” church historian Alberto Melloni ... with thousands of ...

“In the crisis John XXIII uses his enormous diplomatic ... of each of the papal visits to the island by St. John Paul II in 1998, Pope Benedict XVI in 2012 and Francis in 2015, Vatican News ...

Fast forward to the 1960s and Pope John XXIII received a 300 Sedan with an extended wheelbase plus an automatic transmission. Paul VI, John’s successor, first used a 600 Pullman Landaulet ...