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Coverage of the announcement of the new Pope October 16, 1978.\r
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On October 16, 1978 Karol Wojtyla was elected Pope: he became John Paul II, the 264th Pope of the Catholic Church.Thanks to its large archive, the Vatican .\r
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(16 Oct 1978) Scenes in St Peters Square as Pope John Paul II appears at balcony after his surprise election. You can license this story through AP Archive: .\r
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Karol J. Wojtyla, known as John Paul II since his October 1978 election to the papacy, was born in Wadowice, a small city 50 kilometres from Cracow, on May 18, .\r
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