Word: canings
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...slightly stooped, in fact, but strong enough to give 30 talks during a 33,000-km tour that touched the Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Australia and Sri Lanka. The Pontiff has still not fully recovered from last April's surgery for a broken leg: he walks with a cane and his left arm shakes almost constantly. But his actor's sense of timing and improvisation remain intact, and on several occasions he spoke without notes--a sign he was in good spirits. At one point in Manila, after a lengthy departure from his prepared speech, the Pope announced slowly, with...
John Paul was at his best, as usual, before big crowds, twirling his cane like a baton and tapping his crozier on the ground to the beat of the music. No assembly was bigger than the one in Manila, where an estimated 3 million to 4 million people attended Mass in Luneta Park. The scene was so chaotic that the Pope had to change plans and arrived by helicopter, an hour and a half late. A smaller but more colorful turnout welcomed him in Papua New Guinea, where he presided over the beatification--a prelude to sainthood--of lay catechist...
Pope John Paul II, visibly tired after a 14-hour flight and using a cane on the tarmac, arrived in Manila as a surging sea of a million Filipinos welcomed him to the only predominantly Roman Catholic country on his grueling, four-nation tour of Southeast Asia. The visit entailed some personal risk, as Filipino authorities had warned of a possible terrorist attack on airlines during the pontiff's visit. (Last week, they arrested a man after finding bomb-making materials in a nearby apartment.) Today, police arrested a man found carrying a pistol along the papal route, deployed bomb...
...dogs and helicopters searched the muddy sugar-cane fields near Belle Glade, Florida, dozens of police officers hunted for five convicted killers who tunnelled their way out of prison last night. One of the original six fugitives was captured quickly after the breakout, and told police that the six men, who are all Cuban, had planned to go their separate ways after their flight. The prisoners used spoons to dig a 60-ft. tunnel, 8 ft. under the ground, from the prison chapel to the other side of the surrounding wall over a three-week period...
...suddenly at their side was Navarro, whispering the long-awaited words: "The Holy Father is going to see you privately." Ushered into a reception room, TIME's visitors soon saw a smiling but slightly stooped John Paul, who entered leaning on the wooden cane made necessary by his recent bone- replacement surgery. He looked otherwise pink-cheeked and robust. Of his mind, there was no doubt. To their congratulations for being chosen Man of the Year, John Paul expressed thanks, then added, mischievously, "I see that in the past, you have given this honor to Lech Walesa and to Pope...