Papież Jan Paweł II

Pope John Paul II meets a Brazilian Indian in Manaus, Brazil, Thursday, July 10, 1980, as the pontiff continues his 12-day visit to the South American...

Pope John Paul II blesses Rio de Janeiro in front of Christ the Redeemer statue on Corcovado Mountain, Brazil, July 2, 1980. (AP Photo)

President Jimmy Carter, right, walks with Pope John Paul II at the White House in Washington, Saturday, Oct. 6, 1979 photo. (AP Photo/White House)

Chicago Archbishop Cardinal Cody directs Pope John Paul II en route to the altar at Chicago's Grant Park on Friday, Oct. 5, 1979 in Chicago, Illinois....

Pope John Paul II offers communion to a nun as parishioners of Five Holy Martyrs Church await their turn during Mass in parking lot behind the church...

Pope John Paul II looks up from a program during a service in Quigley Seminary Chapel on Chigao's South Side before meeting with Catholic bishops, Fri...

Pope John Paul II is shown at Holy Martyrs with John Cardinal Cody of Chicago, Il., Friday, Oct. 5, 1979. (AP Photo)

Pope John Paul II celebrates mass at the Church of St. Peter with John Cardinal Cody of Chicago, Il., Thursday, Oct. 4, 1979. (AP Photo)

An unidentified woman, right, passes flowers to Pope John Paul II, center, as she is pushed away by a secret service agent as his motorcade passes thr...

Pope John Paul II greets the crowd from the rooftop of the motorcade carring him through the streets of Boston as Massachusetts State Police hold back...

Pope John Paul II wears a typical Sombrero "Charro" he was given by a member of the band from Monterrey, Mexico's Boy's Town, which performed for the...

Pope John Paul II greets the cheering crowd from the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City, Monday evening, Oct. 16, 1978, shortly after his...