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May 20, 2024 · Pope Paul VI (born Giovanni Battista Enrico Antonio Maria Montini; 26 September 1897 – 6 August 1978) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 21 June 1963 to his death in 1978. Succeeding John XXIII, he continued the Second Vatican Council, which he closed in 1965, implementing its numerous reforms, and ...
Pope Paul VI ( Latin: Paulus PP. VI; Italian: Paolo VI ), born Giovanni Battista Enrico Antonio Maria Montini, was an Italian priest of the Roman Catholic Church and the 263rd Pope from 1963 until his death in 1978. [1] Paul was a spiritual leader and the head of the church bureaucracy. [2] Pope Benedict XVI declared in 2012 that Paul had lived ...
Like the Apostle Paul, Paul VI was an itinerant preacher of the Gospel. He was the first Pope to travel outside of Italy since Napoleon took Pius VII into captivity in 1809. He was also the first reigning Pope to travel by air, as well as the first to visit the United States, India, Africa, and the Holy Land.
Aug 6, 2018 · Several hundred thousand people gathered in St. Peter’s Square Aug. 13, 1978, to say farewell to Pope Paul VI, who had died at the age of 80 a week before at the papal retreat of Castel Gandolfo.
Nov 5, 2014 · Pope Paul VI: 1963-1978. The Editors November 05, 2014. Following the beatification of Pope Paul VI, we reprint this editorial on his life and legacy that originally appeared in America on Aug. 19 ...
Pope Paul VI created Luciani the Cardinal-Priest of San Marco in the consistory on 5 March 1973. [10] During his time as Patriarch of Venice, Luciani clashed with priests who supported the liberalisation of divorce in Italy, eventually suspending some of them. [4]
Jul 3, 2023 · 👉🏻 Sign up here: https://mailchi.mp/ewtn/vaticanJoin us as we commemorate the 60th anniversary of the election of St. Pope Paul VI, a pontiff known for his...
