Photos: Pope John Paul II in Arizona
Pope John Paul II visited Phoenix in September, 1987.
Pope John Paul II in Arizona
Pope John Paul II receives an eagle feather, symbol of the highest honor of the Native Americans, from Emmett White, of the Gila River Indian Community, during the pontiffís stop at the Tekakwitha Conference in Phoenix, Arizona on Sept. 14, 1987. (AP Photo/Pool/The Catholic Sun, Ken Akers)
Pope John Paul II in Arizona
Pope John Paul II is blessed with an Eagle feather by Emmett White, a Pima Indian, during a Papal visit to the Phoenix area on Sept. 14, 1987.
Pope John Paul II in Arizona
Pope John Paul II is center stage in Phoenix, Arizona on Sept. 14, 1987, as he stops in at the Tekakwitha Conference where some 16,000 Native Americans are meeting. (AP Photo/Pool/Arizona Republic News, Sean Brady)
Pope John Paul II in Arizona
Pope John Paul II blesses a young child during a Mass at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe during a Papal visit to the Phoenix area on Sept. 14, 1987.
Pope John Paul II in Arizona
Wide-eyed and surprised by the attention, 16-month-old Angelina Tsukas-Spiers is visited by Pope John Paul II at St. Josephís Hospital in Phoenix, Arizona on Sept. 14, 1987. (AP Photo/Dave Tenenbaum)
Pope John Paul II in Arizona
Pope John Paul II walks with Sister Mary Eileen Wilhelm, who chairs the board of the Catholic Health Association, before a speech on health care in Phoenix, Arizona on Sept. 14, 1987. (AP Photo/Pool/Arizona Daily Star, Elizabeth Mangelsdorf)
Pope John Paul II in Arizona
Pope John Paul II hears an explanation and sees a model of a twin-mirror telescope to be built near Tucson, during a private meeting with Vatican and Arizona astronomers in Phoenix, Arizona on Sept. 14, 1987. Roger Angel of the University of Arizona's Steward Observatory is at left. (AP Photo/Pool/Vatican, Arturo Mari)
Pope John Paul II in Arizona
Sun Devil Stadium at Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona on Sept. 14, 1987, is filled with 80,000 people for Pope John Paul IIís first full house Mass at the mid-point of his nine city U.S. pastoral tour. (AP Photo/Pool/Phoenix Gazette, Randy Reid)
Pope John Paul II in Arizona
Pope John Paul II waves during a Native American blessing, part of a Papal visit to the Phoenix area on Sept. 14, 1987.
Pope John Paul II in Arizona
Pope John Paul II is blessed with an Eagle feather by Emmett White, a Pima Indian, during a Papal visit to the Phoenix area on Sept. 14, 1987.
Pope John Paul II in Arizona
Pope John Paul II in the Pope mobile during a parade on Central Avenue in Phoenix during a Papal visit to the Phoenix area on Sept. 14, 1987.
Pope John Paul II in Arizona
A young parishioner waits for Pope John Paul II before a Mass at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe during a Papal visit to the Phoenix area on Sept. 14, 1987.
Pope John Paul II in Arizona
Pope John Paul II addresses a crowd at St. Mary's Bascilica in Phoenix during a Papal visit to the Phoenix area on Sept. 14, 1987.
Rick Wiley
Photo editor