1990s List of pastoral visits of Pope John Paul II outside Italy

pastoral visit of pope john paul ii bosnia , herzegovina

there plot assassinate pope during visit manila in january 1995, part of operation bojinka, mass terrorist attack developed al-qaeda members ramzi yousef , khalid sheik mohammed. suicide bomber dressed priest , planned use disguise closer pope s motorcade kill pope detonating himself. before 15 january, day on men attack pope during philippine visit, apartment fire brought investigators led aida fariscal yousef s laptop computer, had terrorist plans on it, clothes , items suggested assassination plot. yousef arrested in pakistan month later, khalid sheik mohammed not arrested until 2003. during trip philippines, on 15 january 1995, pope offered mass estimated crowd of 4–5 million in luneta park, manila, largest papal crowd ever. on 19 september 1996, pope traveled saint-laurent-sur-sèvre, france meditate , pray st adjacent tombs of saint louis de montfort , blessed marie louise trichet. on 22 march 1998, during second visit nigeria, beatified nigerian monk cyprian michael iwene tansi. in 1999, john paul ii made final trip united states, time celebrating mass in st. louis in edward jones dome. on 104,000 people attended 27 january mass, making biggest indoor gathering in united states.