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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