On May 18,1920, in Wadowice Poland, Karol Józef Wojtyla was born. His parent’s names were Emilia and Karol; they had an elder son named Edmund who was born on August 27, 1906. Emilia also gave birth to a daughter however, there are no records of her birth, baptism or death as a baby. Lolek (as Karol Józef was called by his family and friends) was baptized by a military chaplain, Father Franciszek Zak on June 20,1920 …showed first 75 words of 1476 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1476 total…his six-day tour was a visit to Bethlehem, Mass at Galilee, and the site of Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount. Once a vigorous and athletic man, the elderly pope now suffers from Parkinson’s disease, a condition that slurs his speech and causes him to shake uncontrollably. Yet he will always be loved by millions of people, for all of the great things he has done not only for Christianity, but also for the world!