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A Pontificate to Remember: A Timeline

Oct. 16, 1978

Elected 264th Pope

March 1979

Promolgates first of 14 encyclicals, Redemptor hominis (“The Redeemer of Man”)

September 1979
Makes first papal visit to homeland of Poland
October 1979
Makes first of five U.S. visits
May 1981
Wounded by assassination attempt in St. Peter’s Square
December 1983
Visits Ali Agca, who made 1981 assassination attempt
October 1986
Calls for World Day of Prayer for Peace and meets with representatives from other churches and religious groups.
November 1989
Berlin Wall falls
April 1994
Suffers broken femur bone in fall
March 1995
Releases encyclical Evangelium Vitae (“The Gospel of Life”)
March 1997
The Holy See’s Internet site is launched
January 1998
Meets Fidel Castro and celebrates Mass in Cuba
May 2000
Celebrates 80th birthday
September 2000
Beatifies Popes Pius XI and John XXIII
June 2003
Makes 100th papal trip, this one to Croatia
Oct. 19, 2003
Beatifies Mother Teresa
 Oct. 16, 2003
25th anniversary of pontificate
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