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Pope John Paul II Greets the Faithful

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• 1982: Muhammad Ali signs an autograph for Pope John Paul II.
• 2000: Pope John Paul II meets the Harlem Globetrotters at the Vatican.
• July 10, 2002: John Paul II waves during a general audience in the courtyard of his summer retreat outside Rome.
• July 23, 2002: Georgia Giddings, 10, is overcome with emotion after meeting the Pope in Toronto, Canada.
• July 23, 2002: Pope John Paul II reaches out to embrace Emily Urbaniak, 6, during a visit to Canada.
• July 23, 2002: The Pope blesses 16-year-old Anthony Ramuscakm, who was paralyzed after a stroke, during a visit to Toronto.