Pope John Paul II visits Vizcaya Museum & Gardens, 1987

Pope John Paul II visits Vizcaya Museum & Gardens, 1987

John Paul II, Pope, 1920-2005

Reagan, Ronald

Vizcaya Museum and Gardens (Miami, Fla.)

Miami, Florida, United States

Pope John Paul II visited to Miami on September 10-11, 1987, during his second tour of the United States. Pope John Paul II arrived at Miami International Airport, where he was greeted by President Ronald Reagan and his wife. He then traveled to St. Mary’s Cathedral, where he formally met Archbishop Edward A. McCarthy from the Archdiocese of Miami and was greeted by a cheering crowd. He traveled to St. Martha’s Church to meet with representatives of the nation’s priests and later met up with President Reagan and his wife at the historic South Florida estate of James Deering, Vizcaya Museum and Gardens. Afterward, he paraded with Archbishop McCarthy down Biscayne Boulevard. On his second day in Miami, Pope John Paul II met up with American Jewish leaders, toured the Miami’s Center for Fine Arts, and celebrated mass at Dade County Youth Fairgrounds. This exhibit draws from The Voice photographic newspaper archives in the Ana Rodriguez-Soto Collection (part of the Archdiocese of Miami archives) and from historic issues of The Voice newspaper.

Access to this collection is made possible by support from the Council of Independent Colleges and The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Archdiocese of Miami

Ana Rodriguez-Soto Collection

The Voice

1987

St. Thomas University Library

Archbishop John C. Favalora Archive and Museum

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Photographic prints

Photos : color

English & Spanish

Still Image

ARS

1987