As a young priest, Father Roncalli served as his bishop’s secretary ... Later, when he became pope and had called for an ecumenical council, John XXIII let it be known that he wished for ...

As the Kennedy administration considered its response, with the threat of nuclear war looming, Pope John XXIII begged for ... so many conflicts under way,” Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro ...

As the Kennedy administration considered its response, with the threat of nuclear war looming, Pope John XXIII begged for peace in a public ... above all with a truce for so many conflicts under way,” ...