Word: pontiff
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Still, the twelve-day papal visit to Brazil that ended last week was perhaps the most triumphal of the globetrotting Pope's seven journeys. From the prosperous southern metropolis of Porto Alegre to the impoverished agricultural lands of the north, the Polish-born Pontiff proved a spellbinding presence, drawing crowds of a million or more on at least six occasions. Smiling, kissing babies, entering the hovels of the poor, John Paul also spoke on almost every national problem-Indian rights, rural poverty, urban slums, labor struggles, human rights. Yet he mixed his appeals for social justice with stern warnings...
...Saturday the Baptist President flew by Marine helicopter to call on Pope John Paul II at the Vatican. After being greeted by tail-coated officials flanked by Swiss Guards in their strikingly colorful uniforms, Carter talked privately with the Pontiff in his study for more than an hour. After the session, Carter declared that they had reviewed such mutual "unfinished tasks" as the problems of "those suffering from hunger, from poverty and disease." The President thanked the Pontiff for his efforts to free the U.S. hostages in Iran...
...Pere, Wis., also dropped out of politics last week in response to the Pope's order. He had been elected to the House in 1974 and 1976, and was preparing a campaign to win his old seat back. But then the apostolic delegate in Washington, who represents the Pontiff the U.S., informed Cornell's superior that the Wisconsin priest also was subject to the decision against Drinan...
...political advantage in that from the joyous crowd of more than 1 million people packed along the entire route; their numbers and enthusiasm equaled the welcomes John Paul received in Mexico, Poland and the U.S. Many of the Zaïreans wore T shirts that depicted a brown-skinned Pontiff. On his way, the Pope repeated "Mvidi Mukulu" ("God bless...
...play, about three married couples with differing problems and a goldsmith who represents God, drew a chorus of clerical bravos, which was no surprise. Jawien was the nom de plume under which John Paul, then Polish Bishop Karol Wojtyla, wrote the play 20 years ago. The playwright-turned-Pontiff had never before seen his work done, and he was delighted. "After tonight's performance," he smiled, "there's some hope for my poetry...