Pope John Paul II's visit

Letter from America by Alistair Cooke

The national rejoicing during Pope John Paul II's visit to the US, the biography of the Pope, and Catholicism in America.

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Fri 5 Oct 197921:00

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Fri 5 Oct 197921:00
BBC Radio 4

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