Desirable glossy 6 x 8 full-length photo of Pope John XXIII visiting Rome’s Regina Coeli prison on December 26, 1958, affixed to the original 9.25 x 12.5 presentation mount, signed and inscribed on the mount in fountain pen, "Prof. Piero Alonzo, Joannes P.P. XXIII, 14-1-1959.” In fine condition. This marked the first papal visit to Regina Coeli, and Pope John XIII spoke from the heart, telling the prisoners: 'You could not leave to see me, I have come to see you.' He continued: 'Now you need to rebuild your lives and you need to do one thing: eliminate the word ‘despair,’ and prepare yourselves to spend your lives doing good, because this is also the Father’s house and you are also sons of God.'
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