John Xxiii Pope of the Century

This is a new edition of Peter Hebblethwaite's acclaimed biography of Pope John XXIII. Angelo 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.Hebblethwaite, Peter is the author of 'John Xxiii Pope of the Century', published 2000 under ISBN 9780826449955 and ISBN 0826449956.