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In October 1979, Pope John Paul II made Iowa one of the stops on his inaugural tour of the U.S. Follow the logistical and spiritual planning process for the Pope’s visit to the Heartland.
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John Torpy, producer of The Pope's Visit to Iowa, discusses what it was like to work on a project about a key moment in Iowa's history with its first, and only, papal visit.
In October 1979, Pope John Paul II made Iowa one of the stops on his inaugural tour of the U.S. Follow the logistical and spiritual planning process for the Pope’s visit to the Heartland.