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St. John XXIII
Pope John XXIII said the goal of his papacy was to “bring the church up to date” and regenerate Catholic faith.
Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli, who later became St. John XXIII, was born in Sotto il Monte, Italy, on November 25, 1881.1