
Birthplace of Pope John XXIII ---
On the evening of October 11, 1962, at the end of the first day of the Second Vatican Council, Pope John XXIII appeared at his window overlooking Piazza San Pietro and improvised a speech full of words of love, including: "When you return home, you will find your children, give your children a caress and tell them: this is the Pope's caress. You will find some tears to dry: say a kind word. The Pope is with us, especially in times of sadness and bitterness". You can well understand why he is one of the most beloved Popes, this man born and remained simple, but capable of laying the foundations for a profound transformation of the Catholic Church in just 5 years of his papacy with the Second Vatican Council. His birthplace has become a small museum that houses memories of his life, and since Pop


