PHOTO: EAST NEWS/AFP Pope John Paul II kisses the ground of Tallin airport 04 September 1993 upon landing in Lithuania. The pontiff visited Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia from 04 to 10 September. It was his 61th International Pastoral visit. .

PHOTO: WOJTEK LASKI / EAST NEWS Pierwsza pielgrzymka papieza Jana Pawla II do Polski. Pozegnanie na lotnisku w Balicach. Krakow, 10.06.1979. First apostolic journey of Pope John Paul II to Poland. Farewell ceremony at Balice Airport. Cracow, POLAND - 10/06/1979.

PHOTO: EAST NEWS/W.LASKI Druga pielgrzymka papieza Jana Pawla II do Polski, Warszawa, 16.06.1983 N/Z: Jan Pawel II kleka by ucalowac polska ziemie, po przylocie do Warszawy. 30th anniversary of pontificate of Pope John Paul II. Karol Wojtyla was elected and intronisated on 16 October 1978.

Pope John Paul II kisses the ground of Tallin airport 04 September 1993 upon landing in Lithuania. The pontiff visited Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia from 04 to 10 September. It was his 61th International Pastoral visit. .

PHOTO: EAST NEWS/AFP Pope John Paul II kisses the ground upon his arrival at Tirana airport 25 Apr at the start of his first visit to Albania. The Pope will later hold a mass in Shkoder, a stronghold of Albanian Catholicism.

Pope John Paul II kisses the ground 28 April 1989 upon his arrival in Antanarivo at the beginning of a 10-day Africa tour. The pontiff visited Madagascar, La Reunion, Zambia and Malawi from 28 April to 06 May. It was his 41st International Pastoral visit.

Pope John Paul II, surrounded by media, kisses the ground of Gabarone airport 13 September 1988 upon landing in Botswana. The pontiff visited Zimbabwe, Botswana, Lesotho, Mozambique and Swaziland from 10 to 20 September. It was his 39th International Pastoral visit.

Pope John Paul II kisses the ground of Gabarone airport 13 September 1988 upon landing in Botswana. The pontiff visited Zimbabwe, Botswana, Lesotho, Mozambique and Swaziland from 10 to 20 September. It was his 39th International Pastoral visit.

Pope John Paul II kneels to kiss the ground as he arrives in Harare International Airport, Zimbawe, Sept. 10, 1988, at the start of his eleven day tour of Southern Africa, (AP Photo/Staff/Saris)

Pope John Paul II kisses the ground upon his arrival in Auckland airport on the fourth leg of a six-nation tour 22 November 1986. AFP PHOTO JEAN-CLAUDE DELMAS

Pope John Paul II kisses 20 November 1986 the ground on his arrival in Singapore.

Le pape Jean-Paul II embrasse le sol r son arrivee r Casablanca lors de sa visite au Maroc, le 19 ao?t 1985. Pope John Paul II kisses the Morrocan soil as he arrives in Casablanca, 19 august 1985.

PHOTO: EAST NEWS/WOJTEK LASKI Druga pielgrzymka papieza Jana Pawla II do Polski, Warszawa, 16.06.1983 N/Z: Jan Pawel II kleka by ucalowac polska ziemie, po przylocie do Warszawy

PHOTO: WOJTEK LASKI / EAST NEWS Druga pielgrzymka papieza Jana Pawla II do Polski. N/Z: po opuszczeniu samolotu linii Alitalia papiez kleka by ucalowac polska ziemie, z prawej tylem przewodniczacy Rady Panstwa Henryk Jablonski, lotnisko Okecie, Warszawa, 16.06.1983. The second apostolic journey of Pope John Paul II to Poland. Pictured: after disembarking the aircraft of Alitalia airlines Pope kneels down to kiss the Polish ground, Okecie Airport, Warsaw, POLAND, 16/06/1983.

PHOTO:EAST NEWS/WOJTEK LASKI Podroz apostolska papieza Jana Pawla II do Austrii, Wieden, 10.09.1983. N/z: powitanie na lotnisku Schwechat przez wladze koscielne i panstwowe Austrii

Pope John Paul II kneels to kiss the soil of West Germany, on his arrival at Bonn Airport for a five-day visit to West Germany, Saturday, Nov. 15, 1980. (AP Photo/pool)

PHOTO: WOJTEK LASKI / EAST NEWS Pierwsza pielgrzymka papieza Jana Pawla II do Polski. Pozegnanie na lotnisku w Balicach. Krakow, 10.06.1979. First apostolic journey of Pope John Paul II to Poland. Farewell ceremony at Balice Airport. Cracow, POLAND - 10/06/1979.

PHOTO: WOJTEK LASKI / EAST NEWS Pierwsza pielgrzymka papieza Jana Pawla II do Polski. Pozegnanie na lotnisku w Balicach. Krakow, 10.06.1979. First apostolic journey of Pope John Paul II to Poland. Farewell ceremony at Balice Airport. Cracow, POLAND - 10/06/1979.

PHOTO: WOJTEK LASKI / EAST NEWS Pierwsza pielgrzymka papieza Jana Pawla II do Polski. Pozegnanie na lotnisku w Balicach. Krakow, 10.06.1979. First apostolic journey of Pope John Paul II to Poland. Farewell ceremony at Balice Airport. Cracow, POLAND - 10/06/1979.

PHOTO: WOJTEK LASKI / EAST NEWS Pierwsza pielgrzymka papieza Jana Pawla II do Polski. Pozegnanie na lotnisku w Balicach. Krakow, 10.06.1979. First apostolic journey of Pope John Paul II to Poland. Farewell ceremony at Balice Airport. Cracow, POLAND - 10/06/1979.