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Pope John Paul II's Visit to Boston

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On October 1, 1979, during the 350th year of Boston’s founding, Pope John Paul II offered his first Mass in the United States here on Boston Common during his first pastoral visit to this country, saying, “May God’s peace descend on this city of Boston, and bring joy to every conscience and joy to every heart.”
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