1980s List of pastoral visits of Pope John Paul II outside Italy



the pope u.s. president ronald reagan , first lady nancy reagan, 1982


on 18 february 1981, beatified several martyrs, including later canonized, st. lorenzo ruiz , magdalene of nagasaki, in manila. first beatification held outside vatican city. became first reigning pope travel united kingdom in 1982, met queen elizabeth ii, supreme governor of church of england. trip in danger of being cancelled due current falklands war (spanish: guerra de las malvinas/guerra del atlántico sur), against spoke out during visit. in dramatic symbolic gesture, knelt in prayer alongside archbishop of canterbury robert runcie, in see of church of england, canterbury cathedral, founded st augustine of canterbury. prayed @ site of martyrdom of st. thomas becket, meant show of friendship between roman catholic , anglican churches. pope john paul ii first pontiff visit scotland. 300,000 of roman catholic minority in country celebrated mass pope @ bellahoustan park. on visit pope faced protest protestant pastor jack glass , followers. visit had balanced fairness unscheduled trip argentina june.


throughout trips, stressed devotion virgin mary through visits various shrines virgin mary, notably knock in ireland, fatima in portugal, guadalupe in mexico, aparecida in brazil , lourdes in france.


in 1984, john paul became first pope visit puerto rico. stands specially erected him @ luis muñoz marín international airport in san juan, met governor carlos romero barceló, , @ plaza las americas.


the pope made pastoral trip singapore in 1986, , received prime minister lee kuan yew in istana. following that, pope made pastoral speeches concerning catholic doctrines in national stadium of singapore, viewed large audience.









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