A Look at John XXIII, ‘The Good Pope’
Carol Ann Morrow
March 10, 2025
Author Greg Tobin talks about the pope’s lasting impact. Greg Tobin had an idea. When younger Catholics hear of Pope John XXIII, they might think
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Advent with the Saints: John XXIII
Greg Friedman, OFM
December 20, 2024
In our day, “Good Pope John” carried the message of the Good News to the world with graciousness and humor.
Saint John XXIII
Franciscan Media
October 11
A shy, retiring man, Cardinal Angelo Roncalli became our beloved Pope Saint John XXIII. Perhaps the greatest irony was that his fellow Cardinals elected him as a stop-gap pope to give them time to get the politics ironed out for a more permanent candidate. Little did they know what the Holy Spirit had in store for the Church through this “temporary” Pope.
Why Was Pope John XXIII's Feast Moved
Pat McCloskey, OFM
May 11, 2020
When Pope John XXIII was beatified in 2000, the date assigned for his feast was October 11, the day that Vatican II began in 1962. The feast has since been moved to June 3, the day he died in 1963. Why the change?
John XXIII and John Paul II: Beloved Saints
Christopher M. Bellitto, PhD
May 9, 2020
It was certainly no surprise when Pope Francis declared that Blessed John Paul II (1978-2005) would be the next papal saint. The Polish pope’s canonization seemed only a matter of time, just like that of Blessed Mother Teresa.
The Franciscan Saints: Pope John XXIII
Robert Ellsberg
July 30, 2018
Pope John XXIII, as Pope Francis said, “was a country priest, the priest who loves all the faithful, who knows how to care for the faithful, and this he did as a bishop, and as a nuncio.”
John Paul I’s 33-Day Papacy
Mo Guernon
March 13, 2025
Though brief, Pope John Paul I’s papacy had a far-reaching influence on future Church leaders.
John Vianney: The Saint Who Could Read Souls
Greg Heffernan
August 4, 2017
This beloved saint, the patron of parish priests and confessors, has a lot to teach believers the world over.
Living from Hope
Susan Hines-Brigger
April 23, 2023
St. John XXIII counseled us to live in love and hope rather than fear.
Saint Paul VI
Franciscan Media
September 26
Pope Saint Paul VI helped prepare for the Second Vatican Council, and was the one to complete it after the death of his predecessor, Pope Saint John XXIII. In 1965, he instituted the Synod of Bishops, and spoke to the United Nations General Assembly during a historic visit to New York City.
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