the very first pope to visit u.s

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In 1965, Pope Paul VI planned a trip to New York in order to address the then-relatively-new United Nations and urge peace, especially as conflict between India and Pakistan was heating up.

He became the first Pope to visit the States, greeting American Catholics in New York City on Oct. 4, 1965.

Pope Paul VI arrives in New York, October 1965.

On Fifth Avenue. Sitting in a raised seat in a bubbletop limousine, the Pope arrives at St. Patrick's, largest cathedral in the U.S.

An estimated four million people saw the Pope in New York.

Crowds outside St. Patrick's Cathedral waiting for Pope Paul VI.

Escorted by Cardinal Spellman of New York, he walks around the church, blessing the huge crowds.

Pope Paul VI enters St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York.

Reverberating applause in the cathedral.

Pope Paul VI enters St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York.

Pope Paul arrives at the Waldorf Towers to meet with President Johnson.

For 46 amiable minutes, Pope Paul and President Johnson chatted in a small, plush sitting room at the Waldorf Towers, through interpreters.

Pope Paul VI leaving the Waldorf Towers with President Johnson after their chat.

The Pope's next stop was the United nations Building where he was met by statesmen from 116 nations and, among other notables, an incandescent Jacqueline Kennedy.

Jackie Kennedy, Ted Kennedy and his wife Joan in the crowd during the visit of Pope Paul VI.

Pope Paul VI at the United Nations.

The Pope gets an ecstatic welcome at Yankee Stadium.

A view of the crowd at Yankee Stadium during Pope Paul VI's visit.

It is the explosive moment of the Pope's arrival at Yankee Stadium, a moment that bishops, priests, nuns and lay worshipers will cherish in their memories.

Robert F. Kennedy and two of his sons attend the outdoor mass led by Pope Paul VI at Yankee Stadium.

Pope Paul VI at Yankee Stadium to celebrate mass.

A Mass for the multitude at the stadium.

Their hands clasped in reverence, two boys walk away as Pope Paul, assisted by Archbishop John J. McGuire, who stands behind him, offers the Sacred Host to the next youngster in line.

Near the end of his historic day in New York City, Pope Paul VI said Mass to 100,000 people in Yankee Stadium and gave a sermon of peace.