Papal travel outside Rome has been historically rare, and voluntary travel of the pope was non-existent for the first 500 years of the Papacy. Pope John Paul II (1978–2005) undertook more pastoral trips than all his predecessors combined.
Papal travel outside Rome has been historically rare, and voluntary travel of the pope was non-existent for the first 500 years of the Papacy. Pope John Paul II (1978–2005) undertook more pastoral trips than all his predecessors combined.
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