The Consistory will meet on Monday 30th September when Pope Francis will announce the canonization date for the two Pontiffs. Blessed John XXIII (aka Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli) was elected Pope on 28th October 1958, his pontificate lasted 5 years. In 1962, he started the works for Vatican Council II. He was beatified on 3rd September 2000. Blessed John Paul II, (Karol Wojtyla) was elected on 16th October 1978, his Pontificate lasted more than 26 years. He was the first Polish priest.He was beatified on 1st May 2011, just 6 years after his death.-WFRM Newsletter
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