Being a leader is not an easy position due to the increased responsibility. Angelo Guiseppi Roncalli, Pope Saint John XXIII, was thrust into the position of the leader of the Roman Catholic Church. He was one of 13 children, where he learned how to work in group settings, in a jovial manner. He was the sixth oldest pope who reigned for five years and called together the Second Vatican Council. He was a man steeped in
tradition and history and surprisingly to most, chose his papal name to settle a historical controversy within the church. He died in the Apostolic Palace on
June 3, 1963 as a servant of the church.
