The Huron Expositor, 1984-09-19, Page 10A10 -- THE HURON EXPOSITOR, SEPTEMBER 19, 1904
1984 PAPAL VISIT
Pope comes
o Midland
GREETS VISITORS—Surrounded by RCMP visitors at the Shrine Church, Afterwards, he
officers, Pope John Paul walks towards gave a homily to an estimated 80,000 people.
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Photo feature
by
Ron Wassink
SMALL CROWDS—It was estimated that 80,000 turned out for the event. The altar is
200,000 people would travel to Midland to see shown In front of the VIP section and the choir
Pope John Paul II on Saturday But less than is et the right (Wassink photo)
MARTYRS' SHRINE is I,' up against a black
sky the night before 'he Pope visited
Midland.
VISITORS to Midland line the Papal blessed the monument as he rode by in the
Monument near Martyrs' Shrine. The Pope popemobile.
STEVE FON YO, the one legged runner who
is running across Canada In the name of
cancer was In Midland Friday. He Is shown
looking at the skull of Jean Breabeuf, a
missionary killed near Midland in the 1800s.