Monthly Archives: September 2000
NEWS STORY: Pope to Beatify John XXIII and Controversial Pius IX
By RNS Blog Editor — September 1, 2000
c. 2000 Religion News Service VATICAN CITY _ Pope John Paul II on Sunday (Sept. 3) will beatify John XXIII, one of the most beloved of Roman Catholic pontiffs, together with Pius IX, who is among the most controversial. While the decision to beatify John XXIII, raising him to within one step of sainthood, has […]
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