PHOTOS: Pope John Paul II visits Philadelphia in 1979

Pope John Paul II speaks to a small crowd at the St. Peter the Apostle Church in Philadelphia, Pa., Oct. 4, 1979. (Rusty Kennedy)

Pope John Paul II waves to the crowd in front of the Ukrainian Church in Philadelphia, Pa., Oct. 4, 1979. At right is Cardinal John Krol of Philadelphia. (Paul Vathis)

With his robes flowing in the breeze, Pope John Paul II gestures to a huge crowd attending an outdoor mass at Logan Circle in Philadelphia, Pa., Oct. 3, 1979. (Rusty Kennedy)

Pope John Paul II meditates at the St. Peter and Paul Cathedral in Philadelphia, Pa., before celebrating mass before more than one million people, Oct. 3, 1979. (Paul Vathis)

Pope John Paul II, in white, and Cardinal John Krol wave to the crowd welcoming the Pontiff to Philadelphia, Pa., Oct. 3, 1979. (Jack Kanthal)