Papal Visits
- Pope Paul VI was the target of an assassination attempt at Manila International Airport in the Philippines in 1970. The assailant, a Bolivian Surrealist painter named BenjamÃn Mendoza y Amor Flores, lunged toward Pope Paul with a kris, but was subdued.
- Pope John Paul II visited the country twice, 1981 and 1995. The mass of the late pope in Manila (1995) was recorded to have been attended by 4 million people, the highest number ever recorded in papal history.
- Pope Benedict XVI declined the invitation of Cardinal Gaudencio Rosales and CBCP President Angel Lagdameo to visit because of a hectic schedule.
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