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Papal Visits to the U.S.

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    Papal Visits to the U.S.

  • Pope Paul VI

    Pope Paul VI
    visit with President Lyndon Johnson and The United Nations (New York City)
  • Pope John Paul II

    Pope John Paul II
    (10/1 – 10/7) Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, Washington and Des Moines, Iowa. Met with President Jimmy Carter (The White House, Washington). United Nations Headquarters (New York), October 2, 1979.
  • Pope John Paul II

    Pope John Paul II
    (2/27) Anchorage, Alaska – stopover/several hours
  • Pope John Paul II

    Pope John Paul II
    (5/2) Fairbanks, Alaska – stopover/several hours. Met with President Ronald Reagan (Fairbanks, Alaska: first time a U.S. president and pope met outside of the White House or Vatican)
  • Pope John Paul II

    Pope John Paul II
    (9/10 – 9/19) Miami, Columbia, SC, New Orleans, San Antonio, Phoenix, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Detroit. Met with President Ronald Reagan (Los Angeles)
  • Pope John Paul II

    Pope John Paul II
    (8/12 – 8/15) Denver (World Youth Day). Met with President Bill Clinton(Denver)
  • Pope John Paul II

    Pope John Paul II
    (10/4 – 10/8) Newark, NJ, New York (including Brooklyn), Baltimore. Met with President Bill Clinton (Newark, NJ). United Nations Headquarters (New York), October 5, 1995.
  • Pope John Paul II

    Pope John Paul II
    (1/26 – 1/27) St. Louis. Met with President Bill Clinton (St. Louis)
  • Pope Benedict XVI

    Pope Benedict XVI
    Apostolic Visit on April 15-20 to Washington and New York. On the occasion of Pope Benedict XVI's 81st birthday, President George W. Bush welcomed Pope Benedict to the White House. This was the second time in history that a pope visited the White House.United Nations Headquarters (New York), April 18, 2008.
  • Pope Francis

    Pope Francis
    (9/22 - 9/27) Washington, New York and Philadelphia. United Nations Headquarters (New York),September 25, 2015.