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Oct. 10, 1962 - Rome, 4th October 1962 - Pope John XXIII left today Rome to Assisi and Loreto for a 400 mile pilgrimage that will be the longest pontifical trip in almost a century. No Pope has been in a train in a century since Pope Pius IX went to Velleteri, south of Rome to inaugurate a new railway station. Pope John XXIII will pray today over the Saint Francesco of Assisi for the success of the Council. Opening October 11. Italian President Segni and Italian Prime Minister Fanfani will be waiting for His Holiness in Assisi
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