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?
Jean-Marie Villeneuve
The day after his arrival in Canada, Pope John Paul II visited Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, near Québec City. There is an impressive basilica there, where the pope prayed. For centuries, the Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré Basilica has been a place of pilgrimage for the Innu converts to Catholicism. The Pope also met representatives of the Innu Nation during his visit.
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