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PHOTOS: Pope John Paul II visits Philadelphia in 1979

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Pope John Paul II greets the crowds before performing mass in Philadelphia, Pa., Oct. 3, 1979
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PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Philadelphia hosted a massive crowd to see a pope once before. See images from Pope John Paul II in the City of Brotherly Love back in 1979.
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