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Photo credit: Wikipedia Pope St. John XXIII (1881-1963), born Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli, served as Pope from 1958 until his death in 1963. Despite being elected at age 76 as what many expected would be a transitional pope, he became one of the most transformative figures in modern Catholic Church history. His most significant accomplishment was convening the Second Vatican Council in 1962, a groundbreaking ecumenical council that modernized the Church and opened it to dialogue

St. John XXIII Catholic Community was formally known as Resurrection Parish in Fontana and was established in 1953 when the city was still part of the Diocese of San Diego. Located on the city's north side, it developed from St. Joseph Parish a mile south west. Both parishes at the time and until 2010 were administered by the priests and brothers of the Congregation of the Resurrection. Fr. Clement Weiss, C.R., was the first pastor. By 1978, an increase in the Catholic popula