This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
The Innovator Aul VI Opens Papacy as Progressive Leader
The first American visiting pope Giovanni Battista Montini known as Aul VI reshapes the Vatican with reforms. He initiates worship changes and embarks on a Holy Land pilgrimage then travels to Bombay for a eucharistic congress. A year after election he orders a family planning study. Born 1897 Brescia Italy, son of a lawyer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aul VI
America
John XXIII
Vatican
Holy Land
Bombay
Pope
Giovanni Batista Montini
Brescia
Italy