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Pope John XXIII remembered as warm reforming pontiff
Vatican profile honors Angelo Roncalli born 1881 in Sotto il Monte. He rose from sharecropper's son to pope who convened the Second Vatican Council and issued key encyclicals promoting peace and church reform. He defied tradition, visited prisons, and expanded the College of Cardinals from 70 to 85 members.
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Sacred College
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Italy
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