Pope John XXIII signs his encyclical "Peace on Earth" ("Pacem in Terris") at the Vatican in this 1963 file photo. (CNS photo) A Reflection for the Feast of Pope St. John XXIII ...

Pope John XXIII prays in Loreto, Italy, on Oct. 4, 1962, ahead of the opening of the Second Vatican Council. (photo: Courtesy of the Press Office of the Sanctuary of Loreto) Father Joseph Thomas ...

Perhaps by recalling the dual identity that John XXIII—the same pope the woman at St. Peter’s Square was so fond of in 1963—used to describe the Church: mater et magistra, mother and teacher.

St. John XXIII was also previously buried in the same place, which is fewer than 100 feet from the tomb of St. Peter the Apostle, the Catholic Church’s first Pope.

John Paul II's body occupies the tomb where Pope John XXIII had lain before his remains were placed near the main altar of the basilica after he was beatified in 2000.

Pope John Paul II tomorrow Sept. 3 will beatify John XXIII, one of the most beloved of Roman Catholic pontiffs, and Pius IX, one of the most controversial.

Pope John XXIII opened the Second Vatican Council on Oct. 11, 1962. Three years of preparatory work had set the stage for an extraordinary five-hour pageant, as 2,500 Catholic bishops, ...

The late pope’s coffin was interred in the former burial place of both St. John Paul II and St. John XXIII, whose remains were moved to the upper part of the basilica at the time of their beatificat ...

A typography debate surrounding the Pope's tomb was not on my design news bingo card for 2025. But as we know all too well, kerning and legibility couldn't be more important when it comes to text ...

St. John XXIII was also previously buried in the same place, which is fewer than 100 feet from the tomb of St. Peter the Apostle, the Catholic Church’s first pope. The area is on the north side ...