Vatican Approves Beatification for Pope John XXIII

From: The Washington Post | Date: December 18, 1999 | Copyright information

The Vatican's formal approval of beatification for John XXIII, a popular pontiff who helped modernize the Roman Catholic Church, will be announced Monday. The decree of approval would set the pope farther along the path to sainthood, and the beatification, the last formal step before canonization, could come as early as next year.

John XXIII convened the Second Vatican Council, which continued under his successor, Paul VI. The council launched modernizing changes for the church, includ...

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