Pope John XXIII: Humble, Loving, Open Character and Gracious Sense of Humor |
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| Author:
| Obar, Florentina |
| ISBN: | 979-8-3730-9240-1 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2023 |
| Publisher: | Independently Published
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $10.74 |
Book Description:
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Like Pope Francis, Pope John changed into a wont to walk approximately Rome with the aid of using night time and make pastoral visits to unwell youngsters and jail inmates. John's secretary, the Italian prelate Loris Capovilla, heard the information from Pope Francis himself and remarked how suitable it changed for the step to be taken with the aid of using "the successor maximum similar" to John. Shortly earlier than Pope John's death, the International Balzan Foundation, that's...
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Like Pope Francis, Pope John changed into a wont to walk approximately Rome with the aid of using night time and make pastoral visits to unwell youngsters and jail inmates. John's secretary, the Italian prelate Loris Capovilla, heard the information from Pope Francis himself and remarked how suitable it changed for the step to be taken with the aid of using "the successor maximum similar" to John. Shortly earlier than Pope John's death, the International Balzan Foundation, that's situated in Milan and Zurich, offered Pope John its Peace Prize. Then, in December 1963, President Lyndon Johnson posthumously offered him the United States Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's maximum civilian award. The canonization of Pope John XXIII changed into being introduced the aid of using Pope Francis quickly after the 50th anniversary of John's death. The date for canonization has been set for April 27, 2014, Divine Mercy Sunday, the primary Sunday after Easter.