A picture of Pope John Paul II was torn up by the Irish singer Sinead O'Connor on Saturday Night Live.
Mother Teresa and The Pope met in Calcutta, where they both fed the sick.
Pope John Paul II established World Youth Day, an event for young Christians around the world.
Pope John Paul II proclaimed the day as the first-ever World Youth Day.
Juan María Fernández y Krohn tried to assassinate Pope John Paul II with a bayonet.
Pope John Paul II was sent to hospital for 55 days after contracting an infection.
An assassination attempt was made on Pope John Paul II.
Pope John Paul II became the first pope to visit the White House in Washington, D.C.
John Paul II became the first pope to visit the Republic of Ireland.
Pope John Paul II becomes the first pontiff to visit a communist country.
Polish Cardinal Karol Józef Wojtyła became the first non-Italian pontiff since 1523 as Pope John Paul II.
Future Pope John Paul II was almost killed by a Nazi truck in Krakow, Poland.
