Some of senior age will remember Pope John XXIII who reigned only 5 years but did a lot in those few years: he called the 21st Ecumenical Council, aka Vatican II. Good Pope John died on this date after 8 months living with stomach cancer.
Blessed Pope John XXIII, pray for us!
His mortal remains repose at the Altar of Saint Jerome in the Vatican Basilica.
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