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Pope Paul VI became the first pope to visit six continents. He was also the first pontiff to travel on an airplane, visit the Holy Land on pilgrimage, and travel outside of Italy in a century. He travelled more widely than any of his predecessors, earning the nickname "the Pilgrim Pope".
Saint Paul VI, Italian pope during a period including most of the Second Vatican Council and the immediate postconciliar era, in which he issued directives and guidance to a changing Roman Catholic Church.
Learn about the life and legacy of Pope Paul VI, who served as the second pope of the Second Vatican Council and initiated the dialogue of salvation. Find out how he was beatified and canonized by Pope Francis in 2014 and 2018.
The Holy See Pontiffs Paul VI [ AR - DE - EN ... Paul VI 262nd Pope of the Catholic Church Beginning Pontificate: 21,30.VI.1963: End Pontificate:
Oct 14, 2018 · Pope Paul VI was the first traveling pope, making apostolic journeys to seventeen different countries. In the Holy Land, he met with the Greek Orthodox Patriarch Athenagora of Constantinople; the two mutually lifted the excommunications imposed upon the leaders of each Church since 1054.
Sep 26, 2022 · Pope Saint Paul VI helped prepare for the Second Vatican Council, and was the one to complete it after the death of his predecessor, Pope Saint John XXIII. In 1965, he instituted the Synod of Bishops, and spoke to the United Nations General Assembly during a historic visit to New York City.
Jul 18, 2019 · As millions of men, women and children did across the world on the night of 20 July 1969, Pope Paul VI spent his time glued to the television to watch Neil Armstrong as he became the first man ever to land, and then to walk, on the moon.
