Blessed Pope John " had a marvellous way with him"...

(Vatican Radio) October 11th marks the day the Church remembers Blessed Pope John XXIII who will be canonised next year on April 27th .

Gone down in history for having launched the Catholic Church into one of its most momentous epochs by calling the Second Vatican Ecumenical Council, the lighter and more human side to his personality has largely been forgotten.

In this entertaining programme we bring you echoes of that era by sharing with you the witness of some of those who personally knew him, as well as Vatican Radio archive recordings of some of his talks including a very rare one in a rather stilted English.

Listen to this programme presented and produced by Veronica Scarisbrick.

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