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January 8, 2015

Retracing John Paul II’s triumphant Asia visit

During his 1999 trip to back to Poland, Pope John Paul II takes a private boat ride in Wigry, a place he used to go kayaking as a young priest.

ROME - There is excitement here about the papal visit to Sri Lanka and the Philippines next week. For those with longer Roman memories, they know that it celebrates the 20th anniversary of an extraordinary pilgrimage by St. John Paul, one that marked the beginning of the heroic last decade of his pontificate.

Published in Fr. Raymond de Souza