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Pope John Paul II

Pope John Paul II acknowledges a crowd after the conclusion of Mass at Aqueduct Race Track in Queens, N.Y., in 1995.

Pope John Paul II acknowledges a crowd after the conclusion of Mass at Aqueduct Race Track in Queens, N.Y., in 1995.  (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)

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The late Pope John Paul II will be canonized at the Vatican. The outspoken but widely beloved Pole was the first non-Italian to become pope in more than 400 years when he was elected in 1978. After his death in 2005, the effort by followers to have him declared a saint began immediately. Vatican authorities have deemed him responsible for curing a French nun of Parkinson’s disease and healing a Costa Rican woman of an aneurysm.

Pope John Paul II

Pope John Paul II greets a young girl at St. Mary’s Cathedral in Sydney during a visit to Australia in 1995.  (Albert Marquez / Associated Press)

Pope John Paul II

Pope John Paul II celebrates Mass in New York’s Central Park in 1995.   (Stephan Savoia / Associated Press)

Pope John Paul II

Pope John Paul II arrives to hold Mass at the World War II monument in Rio de Janeiro in 1997.  (Arturo Mari / Associated Press)

Pope John Paul II

Pope John Paul II presides over midnight Mass on Christmas Eve in 1996 at St. Peter’s Basilica.   (Massimo Sambucetti / Associated Press)

Pope John Paul II

Pope John Paul II watches a white dove released by Roman youths in St. Peter’s Square in honor of his repeated calls for peace.   (Massimo Sambucetti / Associated Press)

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