Pope
John Paul II
1920-2005
Chet King / ©Stars
and Stripes
Pope John Paul II arrives at Tokyo's
Korakuen Stadium to celebrate Mass on
February 24, 1981.
In
his 26 years as pope, John Paul II visited
130 countries on 102 visits outside
of Italy, personally bringing the message
of the Catholic Church to millions of
people. On many of those trips, members
of the U.S. overseas military community
saw (and sometimes even met) the pontiff,
giving their tour of duty an unexpected,
pleasant twist. Here's a look at some
of those trips, as covered by Stars
and Stripes writers and photographers.
Japan,
1981
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to view a collection of photos from
Pope John Paul's 1981 trip to Japan.
Stories:
February 25, 1981: Papal
visit warms Zama chaplain
February 26, 1981: Pope:
Atoms and anguish
February 27, 1981: Pope's
peace call strongest ever
February 28, 1981: Nagasaki
to Alaska: Pope's cold
South
Korea, 1984
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to view a collection of photos from
Pope John Paul's trip to South Korea.
Stories:
May 3, 1984: Korea
awaits papal trip
May 5, 1984: Pontiff
begins Korea travels
May 6, 1984:
Pontiff tells young to 'live for others'
May 7, 1984: Pope
canonizes 103
May 7, 1984: Americans
saw an omen from God
May 8, 1984: Pope
wraps up his Korea visit; next stop,
Papua New Guinea
Germany,
1980
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to view a collection of photos from
Pope John Paul's trip to Germany.
Stories:
November 17, 1980:
200,000 see pope hold Mass at Mainz-Finthen
Army Airfield
November 17, 1980:
Papal altar was architect's special
project
November 17, 1980:
The pope was an 'Angel' to police
England,
1982
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photo)
Story:
May 30, 1982: Pope
makes unity pledge
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