Based in Rome from 1978-1979, he covered two Papal transitions and the travels of Pope John Paul II.
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Pope Paul VI visited in 1965, and Pope John Paul II visited in 1979 and 1995.
He said he wanted to follow on from the work of his predecessor John Paul II.
The cathedral draws many pilgrims, with Pope John Paul II once a visitor in 1984.
Gibson called Pope John Paul II "the anti-Christ" and "the devil, " the screenwriter alleges.
The butler, Paolo Gabriele, has worked at the Vatican since 1998, first for John Paul II.
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Sixty-seven of these were appointed by Benedict XVI, and 50 by his predecessor John Paul II.
The ailing former pontiff, John Paul II, had been widely expected for months to die.
In 1981, Pope John Paul II called Cardinal Ratzinger to Rome to apply the brakes.
He also quoted his predecessor, John Paul II, stating the need for "reciprocity in all fields".
Last November, the governor accompanied long-serving bank staff to an audience with Pope John Paul II.
Many of them stop at the tomb of John Paul II in the chapel of St Sebastian.
Pope John Paul II reminded Catholics in 2004 that Sunday was for Mass, not for sports.
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In the eyes of the world, if Maciel was evil incarnate, John Paul II was his enabler.
Charles met Pope John Paul II in 1985 when he visited Rome with Diana, Princess of Wales.
Unlike John Paul II, who decided to stay in the job, Benedict is offering a different model.
The showpiece at last year's event was the reconstructed 18 meter-long "popemobile" of Pope John Paul II.
In 1982, Pope John Paul II arrived in Britain on the first papal visit there since 1531.
The trip is the first to the UK by a pontiff since John Paul II in 1982.
Pope John Paul II said it was a "vile attack" and expressed his "most firm condemnation, " Reuters reported.
VALLETTA, Malta -- Cheering crowds have greeted Pope John Paul II on his arrival in predominantly Catholic Malta.
Unlike the conclave that followed Pope John Paul II's death in 2005, cardinals didn't spend time in mourning.
Nearly 40, 000 worshippers gathered for a Mass led by John Paul II in the Abbassiyeen stadium in Damascus.
Sixty-seven of the electors were appointed by Benedict XVI, and the remainder by his predecessor John Paul II.
In 1979, Pope John Paul II arrived in Ireland for the first ever Papal visit to the country.
India's militant Hindus may have found an unlikely ally in their campaign against Christians: Pope John Paul II.
Karol Wojtyla, before becoming Pope John Paul II, wrote that opposing public education can be an act of solidarity.
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Of the 115 electors, 60% were picked by Benedict XVI, and the rest by his predecessor John Paul II.
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