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Showing posts with label Pope John XXIII. Show all posts

Showing posts with label Pope John XXIII. Show all posts

29 May 2023

Saint Bona of Pisa

Pilgrim was unusual for travelling extensively in 12th century Saint Bona of Pisa led pilgrimages to Santiago de Compostela in Spain Tour gu...

18 July 2018

Alberto di Jorio – Cardinal

Priest spent 60 years accumulating money for the Vatican Cardinal Alberto di Jorio served the Vatican Bank for 60 years Cardinal Alb...

6 October 2017

Maria Bertilla Boscardin – wartime nurse

Brave nun was prepared to die caring for others A depiction of Maria Bertilla Boscardin from Catholic Church literature Maria Be...

27 April 2017

Popes John XXIII and John Paul II made saints

Crowd of 800,000 in St Peter's Square for joint canonisation The Basilica of St Peter, in readiness for the joint-canonisation of...

25 November 2015

Pope John XXIII

Farmer’s son went on to become ‘the Good Pope’ Pope John XXIII was born on this day in 1881 at Sotto il Monte near Bergamo. He was...

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