Original upload date: Sun, 27 Apr 2014 00:00:00 GMT
Archive date: Wed, 24 Nov 2021 20:25:38 GMT
Pope Francis declared his predecessors John XXIII and John Paul II saints in front of more than half a million pilgrims at St. Peter's Square in the Vatican.
Retired Pope Benedict XVI also attended th
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is historic ceremony.
John XXIII, who reigned from 1958 to 1963 and called the modernizing Second Vatican Council, lived through both world wars.
John Paul II, the Pole who reigned for nearly 27 years witnessed the devastation of his homeland in World War Two and is credited by many with helping end the Cold War and bring down communism.
About 850 cardinals and bishops celebrated the Mass with the pope and 700 priests were on hand to distribute communion to the huge crowd.
Read Quotes of Pope John XXIII at http://www.thequotes.net/2014/04/pope-john-xxiii-quotes/
Read Quotes of Pope John Paul II at http://www.thequotes.net/2014/04/pope-john-paul-ii-quotes/
Read Quotes of Pope Francis at http://www.thequotes.net/2013/09/pope-francis-quotes/
Video Credit: Vatican youTube channel
