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March 14, 2015

Comic-book reissue of St. John XXIII's life improves on the original

The cover and a sample page of the comic book "The Story of Pope John XXIII." The book is a reissue of a profile written and drawn by Joe Sinnott, an artist known for inking some of the most memorable Marvel titles from the Golden Age of comics.

NEW YORK - Forget the Avengers. The coolest Marvel-related character this year is Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli, better known to the world as St. John XXIII.

Published in Book News
April 26, 2014

New saints join long list of papal saints

Sts. Peter, Gregory the Great, Pius X and St. Leo the Great are but a few of the popes who went on to be named saints.

VATICAN CITY - With the canonizations of John XXIII and John Paul II, 80 former popes have been declared saints. The vast majority came from the early days of the Church, when many popes were martyred. Here are 10 of the more interesting sainted popes:

Published in Papal Canonizations