A new edition to mark the beatification of Pope John XXIIIAngelo Roncalli was elected pope in 1958 and in four and a half years transformed the Roman Catholic Church. He summoned the Second Vatican Council and put in hand a major revision of the Code of Canon Law. By his personality, teaching, and initiatives with world leaders he gave the papacy a new image and set before the Catholic Church a new version of its mission to the world.
| ISBN-13: | 9780826449955 |
| ISBN-10: | 0826449956 |
| Publisher: | A&C Black |
| Publication date: | 2000-09-13 |
| Edition description: | Subsequent |
| Pages: | 284 |
| Product dimensions: | Height: 9.25 Inches, Length: 6.25 Inches, Weight: 1.1 Pounds, Width: 1 Inches |
| Author: | Peter Hebblethwaite |
| Language: | en |
| Binding: | Paperback |
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