Pope John Paul II speaking at Maynooth College in County Kildare, during his visit to Ireland, 1st October 1979.
Pope John Paul II and Fidel Castro in Havana, Cuba, January 21, 1998. The pontiff is in the country for a historic five-day visit.
Vatican City- Picture shows Pope John Paul II during his speech to the Diplomatic Corps in Consistorical Hall.
View of Pope John Paul II as he walks among a group of people, Paris, France, June 1, 1980. He is followed by his personal secretary Stanislaw...
Pope John Paul II waves from the back of a pickup truck as he is driven past a crowd, Knock, Ireland, September 30, 1979.
Followed by various clergy, Pope John Paul II gestures as he walks out of the Cathedral of Christ the King, Katowice, Poland, 1983.
General view of Yankee Stadium as Pope John Paul II arrives for a Mass, New York, New York, October 2, 1979.
Pope John Paul II walks through the crowds to conduct his first open-air mass at Wembley Stadium on the second day of the Pope's six-day tour of...
Pope John Paul II attends the recitation of the Rosary in front of the statue of the Madonna of Fatima who he beleives saved his life during a 1981...
Pope John Paul II closes the Holy Door of St. Peter's Basilica during a ceremony that marks the end of the Roman Catholic Church's special 2000...
Pope John Paul II holds his crucifix during his official visit to the Italian region of Aosta Valley where he is spending his holiday on August 21,...
Visit of the Pope John Paul II to the cloistered nuns at the 'Monasterio de la Encarnacion', First November 1982, Avila, Spain.
Pope John Paul II conducts a blessing with holy water during a visit to Digby Stuart Catholic College, Roehampton, London, 29th May 1982.
Undated-Krakow, Poland- A childhood picture of Pope John Paul II posing with a candle in his hand after receiving First Communion in his home...
Pope John Paul II addresses local clergy in Niepokalanow after an open-air mass there. The Pope is visiting Poland 6/16 - 6/22/1983.
Vice President George Bush is seen here posing with Pope John Paul II during an audience at the Vatican.
President Jimmy Carter laughs as Pope John Paul II speaks during the White House reception on the North Lawn of the White House.
Pope John Paul II addresses the inaugural session of the Latin American Episcopate's third general conference at the Basilica of Our Lady of...
View of Pope John Paul II during a prayer service at Park des Princes, Paris, France, June 1, 1980. Visible beside him is Archbishop of Paris...
View of various members of the clergy, Pope John Paul II speaks outside at Jasna Gora Monastary, Czestochowa, Poland, June 1983.
Low-angle view of Pope John Paul II as he prays during a Mass outside the Nowa Huta church, Krakow, Poland, June 22, 1983.
View of Pope John Paul II as he waves to the crowd on the Capitol Mall, Washington DC, October 7, 1979.
Pope John Paul II during his visit to Britain in 1982. Walks among the people at one of his visits and shakes hands.
Pope John Paul II waves to the crowds before the first open-air mass of his six-day tour of Britain, at Wembley Stadium, London, 29th May 1982.
Pope John Paul II receives Bono in the context of the Jubilee 2000 project to cancel 3rd World debt on September 23, 1999 in Castel Gandolfo, Italy.
Pope John Paul II meets Soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev at his private library in the Apostolic Palace on December 1, 1889 in Vatican City, Vatican.
Pope John Paul II meets Hungarian President Arpad Goncz at his private library in the Apostolic Palace on February 21, 2000 in Vatican City, Vatican.
Pope John Paul II waves from the window of his room as he leaves the 'Agostino Gemelli' Hospital after undergoing an emergency operation to remove a...
Pope John Paul II celebrates the Easter Mass at St. Peter's Square on April 4, 1999 in Vatican City, Vatican.
Pope John Paul II attends a meeting with the youth during his official visit to Czech Republic on May 21, 1995 in Olomouc, Czech Republic.
Pope John Paul II presides over the Way of The Cross procession at the Colosseum on Good Friday on April 21, 2000 in Rome, Italy.
Pope John Paul II is helped by his bodyguards and by senior officer of the Swiss Guard Alois Estermann after being shot by Mehmet Ali Agca at St....
Pope John Paul enters the Holy Door of St. Peter's Basilica at the end of the Christmas Night mass ceremony, to mark the start of the Roman Catholic...
Pope John Paul II closes the Holy Door of St. Peter's Basilica during a ceremony that marks the end of the Roman Catholic Church's special 2000...
Pope John Paul II presides over the Way of The Cross procession at the Colosseum on Good Friday on April 21, 2000 in Rome, Italy.
Pope John Paul II Arrives in Havana, Cuba on January 21, 1998 - Welcome Ceremony at Jose Marti Airport.
Polish religious leader Pope John Paul II stands with arm upraised during a visit to England, in Coventry, Warwickshire, May 1982.
Pope John Paul II and Fidel Castro in Havana, Cuba, January 21, 1998. The pontiff is in the country for a historic five-day visit.
Vatican City, Rome, Italy- Dalai Lama, the exiled spiritual leader of Tibet, is shown with Pope John Paul II during an audience at the Vatican 9/28....
Nettuno, Italy-ORIGINAL CAPTION READS: The Pope, shown here during mass at Nettuno, Italy,is expected to make two entries into the UN building, to...
Managua, Nicaragua, Rafael Cordova Riva, a member of the ruling junta in Nicaragua, claps at the end of Pope John Paul's speech as the Pope arrived...
Glasgow, Scotland: Pope John Paul II makes a point here 6/1 during his address to an estimated crowd of 250,000 people at Bellahouston Park where the...
Washington, D.C.: President Carter applauds as Pope John Paul II expresses his gratitude for an invitation that allowed him to be the first pope to...
Pope John Paul II wears a hard hat while touring facilities and visiting workers at the Rosingnano Solvay chemical plant. | Location: Rosignano...