The first Pope to visit Australia was Pope Paul VI in 1970
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The Pope left Rome on July 12th 2008 for a ten-day visit to Australia.
The last Roman Catholic Pope to visit Australia was Pope John Paul II who visited Sydney in January 1995, in total he made three visits to Australia. Pope Benedict the XVI is due to visit Australia in 2008 for the Catholic World Youth Day celebrations.
Pope Paul VI was the first pope to ever visit Australia. He visited Sydney in 1970.
Pope John Paul II visited South Australia on 29-30 November 1986.
The first pope to visit the Philippines was Pope Paul VI in 1970.
The first reigning pope to visit the U.S. was Pope Paul VI in 1965. Pope Pius XII did visit before he was elected as pope, however.
Yes, if the pope has any surviving family members, they are able to visit him. Pope Benedict's brother would occasionally visit.
A "Papal" visit is a visit by the Pope.
Yes, President Obama did visit with Pope Francis in 2014.
There isn't a pope in Australia, there is only one pope and he rules over the Church from the Vatican in Rome, Italy.