網頁2014/4/26 · Here are some facts you should know about his long and saintly life. 1. Born Angelo Roncalli on November 25, 1881, the fourth of thirteen children in a family of sharecroppers in northern Italy, John became pope in …

網頁He was pope from 1958 to 1963. John XXIII was one of the most-popular popes of all time. He began a new era in the church with his openness to change. He was made a saint of the church in 2014. Early Life John XXIII was born Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli on November 25, 1881, in Sotto il Monte, Italy. He was one of 13 children. His father was a farmer.

網頁John XXIII had a vision and hope. He made a decision based on that hope and based on the virtue of prudence, a virtue that he spoke of a great deal. John—whom today we call Saint John XXIII—believed that Jesus’ love was for everybody in the world. He wanted the church to be a strong voice proclaiming that love in modern times to modern people.

網頁As Pope John XXIII, he immediately began to change the culture in the Vatican. On Christmas, 1958, he resumed the papal practice of making visits to the community within the official Diocese of Rome. He visited the sick, the poor, and prisoners. He apologized for episodes of anti-Semitism within the Church carried on by some of his predecessors.

網頁The child of a peasant family, he began his career in the church with no connections of any significance and no powerful patron to guide him through the maze of ecclesiastical politics. His steady climb was above all due to his readiness to subdue his own preferences, follow orders, and adjust without complaint to the will of his superiors.

網頁-- Pope John XXIII #Dream “The mark of Cain is stamped upon our foreheads. Across the centuries, our brother Abel was lain in blood which we drew, and shed tears we caused by forgetting Thy love. Forgive us, Lord, for the curse we falsely attributed to their name as Jews. Forgive us for crucifying Thee a second time in their flesh.

網頁2018/10/9 · The Life of St John XXIII The world during the lifetime of Pope John XXIII was full of change and war. He lived during World War I and World War II. After World War II, the nations of the world, led by the United States and the Soviet Union, began an "arms race," stockpiling nuclear weapons. The struggle became known as the "Cold War."