On This Day… Oct. 11, 1962

Pope John XXIII opened Vatican II, the 21st ecumenical council of the Roman Catholic Church. The main purpose was to modernize the truths of the Catholic Church, in the hope of increased unity and understanding. Pope John Paul II beatified Pope John XXIII in 2000, and both popes were canonized on April 27, 2014.

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