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Jan 1, 2008 4:00 am US/Eastern

Looking Back: Pope John Paul II's U.S. Visits

NEW YORK (CBS) ― From 1979 to 1999, Pope John Paul II made seven trips to the United States. While some were simply travel stopovers in Alaska lasting hours, others were grand productions which drew thousands of Catholics to see the Vatican leader. Below are highlights looking back at some of those papal visits.

New York, 1995 - WCBS-TV Video Archive
Pope John Paul II Sights & Sounds
Pope John Paul II's Day In New York City
A Look Inside of Pope John Paul II's Airplane
People Camp Out in Central Park to See Pope
Pope John Paul II Hold's Mass at Giants' Stadium

Baltimore, 1995 - WJZ-TV Video Archive
Former Baltimore Cardinal Recalls John Paul II Visit
~ Baltimore Remembers Visit By Pope John Paul II

San Francisco, 1987 - KPIX-TV Video Archive
Pope John Paul II Visits Mission Dolores, Site Of Modern SF

Philadelphia, 1979 - KYW-TV Video Archive
Pope John Paul II Visits The Delaware Valley

New York, 1979 - WCBS-TV Video Archive
Pope John Paul II Addresses U.N. Assembly
Pope John Paul II Greets NY Dignitaries
Yankee Stadium Preps For Pope
How Reporters Covered The Pope's Visit
Pope John Paul II Exchanges Cheers with H.S. Student at MSG

Chicago, 1979 - WBBM-TV Video Archive
Pope Speaks To Faithful Outside Cardinal's Residence
Papal Mass In Grant Park, Chicago
Parishoners Remember Pope's Chicago Visit

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Pope John Paul II Dies, Succeeded By Benedict XVI
Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger's election to succeed Pope John Paul II followed a papacy which lasted 27 years and guided the Vatican into the 21st century.



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