Delhi, India
February 1986: Pope John Paul II addresses clergy at a Mass held in the Indira Gandhi stadium in Delhi, India. (RNS photo)
San Francisco, California
September 1987: On a stop to San Francisco during his trip to the U.S., Pope John Paul II is captured in an exuberant pose in front of the Golden Gate Bridge. (AP photo/Dave Tennenbaum)
Santiago, Cuba
January 1998: While in Santiago, Cuba, the Popemobile (with John Paul II sitting behind bulletproof glass) passes a wall painting of revolutionary hero Ernesto "Che" Guevera.
Mount Nebo, Jordan
March 2000: During his Jubilee Pilgrimage to the Holy Land, Pope John Paul II visits a monastery overlooking Mount Nebo in Jordan. He was the first pope in 2,000 years to officially visit the Land of Israel and recognize it as a state. (RNS photo)
Jerusalem, Israel
March 2000: Also during his Holy Land tour, John Paul II says a prayer at the Western Wall (also known as the Wailing Wall) in Jerusalem. (RNS photo)
Auschwitz, Poland
May 2006: On the same trip to Poland, Pope Benedict XVI says a prayer and enters the gates of Auschwitz, the former Nazi concentration camp. He was the second pope to visit Auschwitz, after John Paul II. (Reuters photo)
Martigny, Switzerland
July 2006: While on vacation in the Italian Alps, Pope Benedict makes a surprise visit to Martigny, Switzerland. Here, he strolls through the Gran San Bernardo mountains to visit a famous Saint Bernard kennel at a monastery. (Reuters photo)
Istanbul, Turkey
December 2006: On his three-day trip to Turkey, Pope Benedict visits the Blue Mosque in Istanbul and shares a prayer with Mustafa Calgrici, the head mufti of Istanbul, and other Muslim clerics. After the late Pope John Paul II, Pope Benedict was the second pope to visit a mosque. (Reuters photo/Osservatore Romano)
Washington, D.C.
April 2008: On his first trip as pope to the United States, Pope Benedict is greeted at the airport in Washington, D.C. by President George W. Bush, the First Lady Laura Bush, and their daughter, Jenna. (RNS photo)