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John XXIII, Pope

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  1. The pope from 1958 to 1963. Pope John, who convened the Second Vatican Council (Vatican II), was a leader in liberalizing the Roman Catholic Church.

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John XXIII, pope from 1958 to 1963, was an Italian with a common touch and warm humor, for which he came to be called “the Good Pope.”

From New York Times

John XXIII., pope, summoned to council of Constance, 104. character of, 104, 106.

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