Font Size

U.S. & World

E-mail

Close Window E-mail This Page

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

Required fields are marked with an asterisk(*)

Recipient E-mail:*
- Your Name:*
- Your E-mail:*
Add a Message:
Send me a copy of this e-mail.

Type the characters in this picture:*

Click here to refresh with new letters

The information you provide will be used only to send the requested e-mail and will not be used to send any other e-mail communications. Read more in our Privacy Policy

Send E-mail

Print Share + Comments

Jan 1, 2008 1:00 am US/Pacific

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

NEW YORK (CBS) ―

Click to enlarge 1 of 1: Pope John Paul II, left, walks with President Reagan in the garden of the Vizcaya, a lavish mansion on Biscayne Bay, in Miami, Fla., on Sept. 10, 1987.
Scott Stewart/AP

Close

numSlides of totalImages

Related Slideshows

: Pope John Paul II's Visits To The United States

: Pope Benedict XVI Visits America

: Life & Papacy Of Pope John Paul II

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

ALSO SEE:

U.S. Welcomes Pope Benedict XVI
Pope Benedict XVI's first visit to the United States includes events in Washington D.C. on April 15-17, 2008, and New York on April 18-20, 2008.

Pope Benedict XVI's Papacy Faces Modern World
Since March 2005, the papacy of Benedict XVI has faced major issues ranging from priests' sexual misconduct charges in the United States, to outrage among Muslims for citing antiquated views on their faith, to reaffirming Vatican views toward contraception and abortion.

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.