In honour of Pope John Paul II’s visit to Québec City in 1984, Notre-Dame-de-Québec Basilica featured a banner with the inscription “Célébrons Notre Foi” (let’s celebrate our faith). This event was the first of the pontiff’s visits in Canada. Québec City is the Catholic stronghold in the country.

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Pope John Paul II visits in 1984

A frequent traveller, Pope John Paul II made Québec City the first stop on his trip through Canada in September 1984, particularly since it was then the stronghold of the Catholic Church in North America. Despite the Quiet Revolution and the decline of Catholicism in Quebec since the 1960s, the Pope was still very popular. He was welcomed by dignitaries, politicians and religious figures, as well as by a large crowd. John Paul II officiated an open-air mass on the Université Laval campus attended by some 300,000 believers. Were you there?

Notre-Dame-de-Québec Basilica during Pope John Paul II’s visit

Auteur inconnu In honour of Pope John Paul II’s visit to Québec City in 1984, Notre-Dame-de-Québec Basilica featured a banner with the inscription “Célébrons Notre Foi” (let’s celebrate our faith). This event was the first of the pontiff’s visits in Canada. Québec City is the Catholic stronghold in the country.

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Depicted period: 1984

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