Pope John Paul II Fast Facts

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Updated 1650 GMT (0050 HKT) November 12, 2020

The Roman Catholic Church will declare <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2013/07/02/world/pope-john-paul-ii-fast-facts/index.html">Pope John Paul II</a> a saint, the Vatican announced Friday, July 5. The Polish-born pope, pictured in 1978, was fast-tracked to beatification after his death in 2005 and was declared "blessed" barely six years later -- the fastest beatification in centuries. Here's a look at the <a href="http://www.catholicnews.com/jpii/stories/story16.htm" target="_blank">most widely traveled pope</a> and his journeys around the world:
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Pope John Paul II – The Roman Catholic Church will declare Pope John Paul II a saint, the Vatican announced Friday, July 5. The Polish-born pope, pictured in 1978, was fast-tracked to beatification after his death in 2005 and was declared "blessed" barely six years later -- the fastest beatification in centuries. Here's a look at the most widely traveled pope and his journeys around the world:
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Pope John Paul II blesses the crowd in St. Peter's Square in Vatican City on Easter Sunday in April 1980.
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Pope John Paul II – Pope John Paul II blesses the crowd in St. Peter's Square in Vatican City on Easter Sunday in April 1980.
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Aides help Pope John Paul II moments after a May 13, 1981, assassination attempt by Turkish gunman Mehmet Ali Agca in St Peter's Square.
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Pope John Paul II – Aides help Pope John Paul II moments after a May 13, 1981, assassination attempt by Turkish gunman Mehmet Ali Agca in St Peter's Square.
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Pope John Paul II in Segovia, Spain, in November 1982.
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Pope John Paul II – Pope John Paul II in Segovia, Spain, in November 1982.
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Pope John Paul II and Mother Teresa wave to well-wishers in Kolkata, India, in February 1986.
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Pope John Paul II – Pope John Paul II and Mother Teresa wave to well-wishers in Kolkata, India, in February 1986.
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Pope John Paul II kisses the ground upon arriving in Auckland, New Zealand, in November 1986.
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Pope John Paul II – Pope John Paul II kisses the ground upon arriving in Auckland, New Zealand, in November 1986.
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Bill and Hillary Clinton greet Pope John Paul II as he arrives in Newark, New Jersey, on a U.S. trip in October 1995.
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Pope John Paul II – Bill and Hillary Clinton greet Pope John Paul II as he arrives in Newark, New Jersey, on a U.S. trip in October 1995.
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