Pope John Paul II: 1920-2005

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Clockwise from left:

John Paul II visits Mother Teresa in Calcutta, 1986.

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In Rome, just days after his election as pope, 1978.

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Forgiving his would-be assassin, Mehmet Ali Agca, who shot the pope in 1981.

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Embracing Monik, 3, in Madagascar, 1989.

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Background: Celebrating Mass in Krakow, Poland, 2002.

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Clockwise from left:

Karol Jozef Wojtyla poses on his First Communion Day, c. 1928. Greeting Chicagoans on his first U.S. visit as pope, 1979.

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Meeting President Ronald and Nancy Reagan in Fairbanks, Alaska, 1984.

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Visiting Native Americas in Yellowknife, Canada, 1984,

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Reeling from a bullet in the abdomen fired by Mehmet Ali Agca, May 13, 1981. A six-hour surgery repaired the damage.

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As a young seminarian (undated).

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