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Pope John XXII Life Told From Diplomat to Pontiff
Vatican City AP profile of Angelo Roncalli tracing his path from Bergamo priest to bishop and papal nuncio, noting wartime service, ecumenical aims, years as Venice patriarch, and rise to Pope John XXII with a focus on kindness and global outreach.
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Bennet M. Bolton
AP Vatican
John XXII
Bolten
Callies
Vatican City
Venice
Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli
Father Roncalli
Hiie Sine
Giacomo Radini-Tedes
Rome
Italian Society For the Propagation of the Faith
Msgr
Roncalli
Bulgaria
East
Turkey
Greece
Archbishop Roncalli
Istanbul
Europe
Italy
France
Vatican
Vichy
Sotto Il Monte
Villa Scotti
Sentti
Bergamo
John
Vatican Gardens
Pius XI
Angelo Roncalli
Eugenio Cardinal Pacelli
Pius XII
Vincent Auriol
Auriol
Loris Capovilla
St. Peter’s Square
Msgr. Capovilla