c. 2005 Religion News Service
The papacy of John Paul II was one of superlatives. Among his achievements:
_ Number of overseas trips: 104
_ Number of trips inside Italy: 146
_ Number of cities visited: 876
_ Number of foreign countries visited: 129
_ Number of speeches given on the road: 3,288
_ Time on the road: 822 days
_ Percentage of the papacy spent traveling: 18.65 percent
_ Miles traveled: 773,520
_ Miles traveled expressed in number of times around the world: 31.19
_ Number of people beatified: 1,345
_ Number of saints made: 483
_ Number of heads of state and prime ministers met in audiences: 803
_ Number of general audiences: 1,160
_ Number of pilgrims met in audiences: 17,642,800
_ Number of cardinals named: 232
_ Number of encyclicals: 14
Source: Holy See, Religion News Service, National Catholic Reporter.
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