Editing Pope John XXIII (section)

===Final months and death===
[[File:Funeral procession of Pope John XXIII.jpg|thumb|The body of John XXIII carried to St. Peter's Basilica for lying in state]]
[[File:St. Peter's Basilica - Tomb of Pope John XXIII.jpg|thumb|The original tomb of John XXIII (until 2000) in the Vatican necropolis]]
On 23 September 1962, Pope John XXIII was diagnosed with [[stomach cancer]]. The diagnosis, which was kept from the public, followed nearly eight months of occasional stomach hemorrhages and reduced the pontiff's appearances. Looking pale and drawn during these events, he gave a hint to his ultimate fate in April 1963, when he said to visitors, "That which happens to all men perhaps will happen soon to the Pope who speaks to you today."

Pope John XXIII offered to mediate between US President [[John F. Kennedy]] and [[Nikita Khrushchev]] during the [[Cuban Missile Crisis]] in October 1962. Both men applauded the pope for his deep commitment to peace. Khrushchev would later send a message via [[Norman Cousins]] and the letter expressed his best wishes for the pontiff's ailing health. John XXIII personally typed and sent a message back to him, thanking him for his letter. Cousins, meanwhile, traveled to [[New York City]] and ensured that John would become [[Time (magazine)|''Time'' magazine's]] '[[Time Person of the Year|Man of the Year]].' John XXIII became the first Pope to receive the title, followed by [[Pope John Paul II|John Paul II]] in 1994 and [[Pope Francis|Francis]] in 2013.

On 10 February 1963, John XXIII officially opened the process of beatification for the late Cardinal [[Andrea Carlo Ferrari]], [[Archbishop of Milan]] from 1894 to 1921. This conferred upon him the title of [[Servant of God]].

On 7 March 1963, the feast of the university's patron Saint [[Thomas Aquinas]], Pope John XXIII visited the [[Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas]] ''Angelicum'' and with the ''[[motu proprio]]'' ''Dominicanus Ordo'',<ref>{{Citation |journal=[[Acta Apostolicae Sedis]] |volume=55 |year=1963 |place=[[Rome]], [[Italy|IT]] |url=https://www.vatican.va/archive/aas/documents/AAS%2055%20%5B1963%5D%20-%20ocr.pdf |title=Acta Ioannis Pp. XXIII |pages=205–208 |access-date=9 September 2012}}</ref> raised the ''Angelicum'' to the rank of [[Pontifical University]]. Thereafter, it would be known as the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas in the city.<ref>{{Citation |url=https://www.vatican.va/news_services/or/or_quo/interviste/2008/083q04c1.html |publisher=Vatican |place=Rome, IT |language=it |title=Interviste |trans-title=Interviews |year=2008 |volume=83 |number=4 |at=c. 1 |access-date=5 February 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |url=http://toninomeneghetti.iobloggo.com/tag/ontospychology |title=Io bloggo |work=Ontospychology |first=Antonio 'Tonino' |last=Meneghetti |access-date=5 February 2013 |quote=On 8 March 1963, Pope Giovanni XXIII came to the Angelicum to celebrate the passage from Ateneo Angelicum to University: Pontificia Universitas Studiorum Sancti Tomae Aquinatis in Urbe.}}</ref>

On 10 May 1963, John XXIII received the [[Balzan Prize]] in private at the Vatican but deflected achievements of himself to the five popes of his lifetime, [[Pope Leo XIII]] to Pius XII. On 11 May, the Italian President [[Antonio Segni]] officially awarded Pope John XXIII with the Balzan Prize for his engagement for peace. While in the car en route to the official ceremony, he suffered great stomach pains but insisted on meeting with Segni to receive the award in the [[Quirinal Palace]], refusing to do so within the Vatican. He stated that it would have been an insult to honor a pontiff on the remains of the crucified [[Saint Peter]].<ref name="Hebblethwaite 1994 502">{{Citation |first=Peter |last=Hebblethwaite |title=John XXIII, Pope of the Council |edition=rev |publisher=Harper Collins |place=Glasgow |year=1994 |page=502}}</ref> It was the pope's last public appearance.

On 25 May 1963, the pope suffered another hemorrhage and required several blood transfusions, but cancer had perforated the stomach wall, and [[peritonitis]] soon set in. The doctors conferred in a decision regarding this matter, and John XXIII's aide [[Loris F. Capovilla]] broke the news to him, saying that the cancer had done its work and nothing could be done for him. Around this time, his remaining siblings arrived to be with him. By 31 May, it had become clear that the cancer had overcome the resistance of John XXIII – it had left him confined to his bed.

{{blockquote|text=At 11&nbsp;am [[Petrus Canisius van Lierde]] as Papal Sacristan was at the bedside of the dying pope, ready to [[Anointing of the Sick (Catholic Church)|anoint]] him. The pope began to speak for the last time: "I had the great grace to be born into a Christian family, modest and poor, but with the fear of the Lord. My time on Earth is drawing to a close. But Christ lives on and continues his work in the Church. Souls, souls, ''[[That they all may be one|ut omnes unum sint]]''."{{Efn |'...that all may be one.'}}  Van Lierde then anointed his eyes, ears, mouth, hands, and feet. Overcome by emotion, van Lierde forgot the right order of anointing. John XXIII gently helped him before bidding those present a last farewell.|author= Peter Hebblethwaite |3 = ''John XXIII, Pope of the Council'' (1994), page 502<ref name="Hebblethwaite 1994 502" />}}

John XXIII died of peritonitis caused by a perforated stomach at 19:49 local time on 3 June 1963 at the age of 81, ending a historic pontificate of four years and seven months. He died just as a Mass for him finished in Saint Peter's Square below, celebrated by [[Luigi Traglia]]. After he died, his brow was ritually tapped to see if he was dead, and those with him in the room said prayers. Then, the room was illuminated, thus informing the people of what had happened. The Italian government announced three days of mourning with flags half-masted and the closure of offices and schools.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/1963/06/05/archives/world-mourning-death-of-pontiff-periods-of-grief-declared-italy.html | title=WORLD MOURNING DEATH OF PONTIFF; Periods of Grief Declared-- Italy Closes Schools Newspaper Reports Home Town Draped in Black French of All Faiths Grieve W.E.U. Session Suspended Spain Displays Black Portuguese Flags at Half-Staff Prayers Offered in Britain Macapagal Declares Mourning 3 Days of Mourning in Cuba Bells to Toll in Mexico Episcopal Bishop in Tribute | newspaper=The New York Times | date=5 June 1963 }}</ref> [[Francoist Spain|Spain]] announced ten days of mourning with flags half-masted;<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.boe.es/boe/dias/1963/06/04/index.php?s=1 | title=BOE.es - Sumario del día 04/06/1963 }}</ref> The [[Philippines]] announced nine days of mourning with flags half-masted;<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/1963/06/04/proclamation-no-116-s-1963/ | title=Proclamation No. 116, s. 1963 &#124; GOVPH | date=4 June 1963 | access-date=22 May 2022 | archive-date=31 August 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210831153202/https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/1963/06/04/proclamation-no-116-s-1963/ | url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Fourth Brazilian Republic|Brazil]] declared five days of mourning;<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.planalto.gov.br/ccivil_03/decreto/1950-1969/d52088.htm | title=D52088 }}</ref> [[Estado Novo (Portugal)|Portugal]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=06549.087.18345|title=06549.087.18345|website=casacomum.org}}</ref> [[Paraguay]] and [[Guatemala]] announced three days of mourning;<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.csj.gov.py/par97017/reglamentaciones/modulos/repsolotexto.asp?codigo_acord=125|title=Acordada número 5 de fecha 03/06/1963|website=www.csj.gov.py}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.prensalibre.com/hemeroteca/1963-el-mundo-llora-al-papa-juan-xxiii/ | title=1963: El mundo llora a Juan XXIII, el Papa bueno | date=June 2018 }}</ref> the [[Republic of the Congo]] declared one day of mourning.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=K7zib7jMni4C&q=declares+national+mourning+for+john+XXIII+1963&pg=PA16 | title=Daily Report, Foreign Radio Broadcasts | year=1963 }}</ref> He was buried on 6 June in the [[Vatican Grottoes]]. Two [[wreath]]s, placed on the two sides of his tomb, were donated by the prisoners of the Regina Coeli prison and the Mantova jail in Verona. On 22 June 1963, one day after his friend and successor [[Pope Paul VI]] was elected, the latter prayed at his tomb. John XXIII's tomb is located near the tombs of both [[Pope Pius X]] and [[Pope John Paul II]].