Pope John XXIII face-to-face with Pope Saint Pius X

Pope John XXIII with the relics of the good and holy exemplary Pope St Pius X. He is accompanied by Monsignor Loris Capovilla, later Prelate Emeritus of Loreto and Titular Archbishop of Mesembria.
He reported that Pope John XXIII's last words were "My time on earth has drawn to an end, but Christ lives and the Church continues its work in time and space. Ut unum sint [that they may be one—Jesus' prayer for his disciples, quoted in John 17:21]."
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