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Pope John XXIII elected 68 years ago today
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Cardinal Angelo Roncalli, the Patriarch of Venice, was elected Pope on October 28, 1958. Known as Pope John XXIII, his five-year pontificate included the convening of the Second Vatican Council and the publication of the encyclical Pacem in terris.
During his papacy, John XXIII visited the Regina Coeli prison in Rome on December 26, 1958, to meet with inmates. He also spoke out regarding the conditions faced by the Church in Soviet bloc countries. For his efforts to oppose the logic of political blocs, he received the Balzan Prize for Peace.
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