September 15, 1926 Karol began first grade at a local school. Here he excelled in all areas of study; religion, math, drawing, singing, games handicrafts and exercise. Soon though his life would change forever. Emilia was often very sick, and died at the age of forty-five due to kidney failure, and heart disease. Lolek was only in the third grade at the time of his mother's death. To this day Pope John Paul II keeps a photographic portrait of his parents on a table in his bedroom at both the Vatican and his summer residence at Castle Gandolfo and that is how he remembers his mother.

After Karol's mother died, his father (referred to in Wadowice as "the captain") began to take on the responsibility of both parents. Their day began at 7 o'clock in the morning with mass at St. Mary's church wh

On May 13, 1981, in St. Peter's Square, a general audience with the Pope was scheduled for 5 P.M. Precisely on schedule, the Popemobile drove slowly through the pathways that were created by barriers. At 5:13 shots rang out among the crowd. Mehmet Ali Agca had tried to assonate Pope John Paul II using a Browning 9-mm semi-automatic gun. John Paul was struck in the abdomen and fell backwards into the arms of his secretary. After six hours of surgery doctors released a press statement saying that the surgery had been successfully completed and that his condition was satisfactory. John Paul would eventually make a full recovery and on December 27, 1983 he went to meet his would-be assassin (who was serving a life sentence) in prison and forgave him. To prevent any future attempts on his life, the Popemobile now allows the Pope to stand and wave to the loving crowds from behind a protective covering.

the Vatican to elect the 263d successor to St. Peter as Bishop of Rome. In the eighth round of voting, on October 16, the cardinals chose Wojtyla, who accepted their decision with tears in his eyes and chose the name John Paul. Karol had become the first non-Italian Pope since the 16th century.

ere Lolek served as an alter boy. They would then eat breakfast, and get ready for school. In the early afternoon Lolek would meet his father for the main meal of the day, followed by two hours of playing and homework. At night, the captain would make a light meal for supper then the two would take walks together.

In 1992 the 72-year-old pontiff entered the hospital for removal of an intestinal tumor that proved to be benign. Several mishaps created brief scares; he tripped and fell on his robe at the Vatican on November 11, 1993, fracturing and dislocating his right shoulder, then suffered another injury the next year, when, getting out of his bath at his home in the Vatican, he fell and broke his right leg. Such accidents have not slowed his pace; he has continued to travel widely.

Later in 1981, the Vatican established full diplomatic relations with the United Kingdom, more than four centuries after King Henry VIII of England separated from Roman Catholicism, in 1532. John Paul became the first Pope ever t

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