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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.
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.
Paul VI began the practice of Apostolic Journeys beginning with the Holy Land, where his historic meeting with Athenagoras took place. His first encyclical, Ecclesiam Suam (1964), gave rise to the method of “the dialogue of salvation”.
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 served as the Bishop of Rome from 1963-1978. He was canonized by Pope Francis on October 14, 2018. He is buried among the papal tombs under St. Peter’s Basilica. His feast day is May 29.
Jan 25, 2019 · Saint Paul VI. On January 25, 2019, Pope Francis ordered the inscription of Saint Paul VI, Pope, into the General Roman Calendar. St. Paul is celebrated each year as an Optional Memorial on May 29.
Aug 6, 2018 · Several hundred thousand people gathered in St. Peter’s Square Aug. 13, 1978, to say farewell to Pope Paul VI, who had died at the age of 80 a week before at the papal retreat of Castel...
In an effort to answer this fundamental question, Paul VI undertook a series of apostolic journeys that were unparalleled occasions for a pope to set foot on every continent. His first journey was a pilgrimage to the Holy Land (January 1964), highlighted by his historic meeting with the Greek Orthodox patriarch of Constantinople, Athenagoras ...
Pope Paul VI. Paul VI is the 262nd man to serve as the leader of the Catholic Church and the sixth man to take the papal name of Paul. This article intends to make him easier to remember by highlighting his origins, notable activities during his time with the church and any appreciable or controversial moments of his papacy.
