Minutes before the Pope’s words, the press office of the Vatican had issued a radio announcement informing the world of John XXIII’s historic announcement, unaware of a delay in the Mass at St ...
When Pope St. John XXIII opened the Second Vatican Council on Oct. 11, 1962, he expressed a confident trust that, “in the light of this Council,” the Church would gain in spiritual riches ...
The documentary, after an introduction to Rome and some of its historic churches, shows Pope John XXIII on a trip to Loreto and Assisi before the opening of the Second Vatican Council; shows the ...