Defining Papal Visits

John XXIII (Italy, 1962): He made the first papal trip outside of Rome in a century, after Pope Pius IX lost control of the papal states around 1870. John XXIII visited the shrine of Loreto and the Basilica of St. Francis in Assisi.
John XXIII (Italy, 1962): He made the first papal trip outside of Rome in a century, after Pope Pius IX lost control of the papal states around 1870. John XXIII visited the shrine of Loreto and the Basilica of St. Francis in Assisi.
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Paul VI (Israel, 1964): He was the first pope to fly in an airplane, making the maiden papal flight to the Holy Land in 1964. It was also the first time a pope had left Italy in almost two centuries.
Paul VI (Israel, 1964): He was the first pope to fly in an airplane, making the maiden papal flight to the Holy Land in 1964. It was also the first time a pope had left Italy in almost two centuries.
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Paul VI (New York, 1965): Nuns and others tried to get a glimpse of Paul VI, who became the first pope to visit the Americas when he traveled to New York, famously pleading in a speech before the United Nations, ‘Never again war!’
Paul VI (New York, 1965): Nuns and others tried to get a glimpse of Paul VI, who became the first pope to visit the Americas when he traveled to New York, famously pleading in a speech before the United Nations, ‘Never again war!’
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John Paul II (Dominican Republic and Mexico, 1979): Over six days, millions of people saw John Paul II in Mexico, pictured, on the first trip of his papacy outside of Italy.
John Paul II (Dominican Republic and Mexico, 1979): Over six days, millions of people saw John Paul II in Mexico, pictured, on the first trip of his papacy outside of Italy.
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John Paul II (Poland, 1979): Church bells rang when he arrived and thousands lined the streets as he traveled by motorcade from the airport to Warsaw, in a sign of resistance to Soviet communism. It was the first of the pontiff’s nine trips to his native Poland.
John Paul II (Poland, 1979): Church bells rang when he arrived and thousands lined the streets as he traveled by motorcade from the airport to Warsaw, in a sign of resistance to Soviet communism. It was the first of the pontiff’s nine trips to his native Poland.
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John Paul II (Philippines, 1995): A record estimated five million people turned out for his Mass on World Youth Day in Luneta Park in Manila, Philippines, on Jan. 15. The pontiff arrived by helicopter over the huge crowd.
John Paul II (Philippines, 1995): A record estimated five million people turned out for his Mass on World Youth Day in Luneta Park in Manila, Philippines, on Jan. 15. The pontiff arrived by helicopter over the huge crowd.
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John Paul II (Cuba, 1998): Fidel Castro welcomed Pope John Paul II to Cuba in 1998. The trip started an era of détente between Havana and the Vatican after decades of hostile relations. In March 2012, Pope Benedict XVI made the second papal visit to Cuba.
John Paul II (Cuba, 1998): Fidel Castro welcomed Pope John Paul II to Cuba in 1998. The trip started an era of détente between Havana and the Vatican after decades of hostile relations. In March 2012, Pope Benedict XVI made the second papal visit to Cuba.
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John Paul II (Israel and Palestinian territories, 2000): John Paul placed a signed note into a crack at the Western Wall in Jerusalem, apologizing for centuries of Christian anti-Semitism.
John Paul II (Israel and Palestinian territories, 2000): John Paul placed a signed note into a crack at the Western Wall in Jerusalem, apologizing for centuries of Christian anti-Semitism.
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Benedict XVI (Germany, 2006): In a speech during the trip, Benedict quoted a Byzantine emperor who had made deprecating remarks about the Prophet Muhammad. The speech prompted deadly riots across the Arab world and a papal apology.
Benedict XVI (Germany, 2006): In a speech during the trip, Benedict quoted a Byzantine emperor who had made deprecating remarks about the Prophet Muhammad. The speech prompted deadly riots across the Arab world and a papal apology.
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Benedict XVI (Turkey, 2006): Months after the remarks in Germany, Benedict traveled to Turkey. He shared a moment of silent prayer with Mustafa Cagrici, left, the grand mufti of Istanbul, at the historical Blue Mosque.
Benedict XVI (Turkey, 2006): Months after the remarks in Germany, Benedict traveled to Turkey. He shared a moment of silent prayer with Mustafa Cagrici, left, the grand mufti of Istanbul, at the historical Blue Mosque.
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