Pope John XXIII (Angelo Roncalli ) convene an ecumenical council and initiate a far-sighted program for the renewal of the Catholic Church.
The October 11, 1962 2,500 cardinals, archbishops, bishops and top of the main actions of male religious orders and congregations, each with its own "uniform", gathered in the basilica of San Peter for the opening of the Second Vatican Council, the twenty-first held by the Catholic Church. I " Council Fathers "there had been summoned by Pope John XXIII because collaborate on an unprecedented effort is necessary" to shake off the dust that has accumulated on the throne of Peter, after Constantine, "as one day the pope to an ambassador. In subsequent years, these prelates have come from all over the world - farmers' sons, princes, lawyers, laborers, merchants, tribal leaders - have worked together to land the ancient and complex institution on the banks of which were part of the twentieth century.
With the Second Vatican Council the Pope had set itself the aim of renewing the Church and reconcile all Christians.
(Source book of mine: The great events of the twentieth century-selected by Reader's Digest)
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