On this day in history, Sept. 10, 1987, the head of the Catholic Church, Pope John Paul II, visited Miami, Florida, and was greeted by President Ronald Reagan and first lady Nancy Reagan.
would make seven different visits to the U.S. — five of significant length, and two brief stopovers during which he nevertheless left a lasting impression, according to the Catholic News Agency.Met with representatives of the nation's priests at St. Martha Church in Miami Shores
and Polish Solidarity banners; music in Spanish, Creole, English and Gregorian chant; and the Mass celebrated in three languages," the Archdiocese of Miami also recounted. "This trip was the longest of St. John Paul II's visits to the U.S., and his first to the contiguous West Coast," noted the Catholic News Agency.
Notable episodes following his time in Miami included addressing representatives of Black Catholics at the; attending an ecumenical conference on the University of South Carolina campus; celebrating Mass in San Antonio with about 275,000 in attendance; touring a Catholic hospital and attending the Tekakwitha Conference, a national gathering of Native American Catholics, at the Arizona State Fair Grounds Coliseum in Phoenix; and addressing representatives from the communications industry in Los...
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