He died of stomach cancer in 1963 and was beatified by pope john paul ii in 2000. It includes the last words of the pope, the reaction of the world, and the details of the funeral and the conclave. On 3 june 1963, two days after the feast of pentecost, pope john xxiii died of cancer. He took the name of john in honor of the. Pope's death suspends ecumenical council pope john xxiii died monday night after having been gravely ill for about a week He had, however, been in poor health for more than a year.
John xxiii was one of the most popular popes of all time, who inaugurated a new era in the history of the roman catholic church by his openness to change, especially in his convoking of the second vatican council He reigned from 1958 to 1963.
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