The Whole World
Catholic means universal - that's the wonder of it and it's because Jesus is the Way, the Truth and the Life.
As Benedict XVI put it so beautifully (at WYD 2005):
"The Church is like a human family, but at the same time it is also the great family of God, through which he establishes an overarching communion and unity that embraces every continent, culture and nation. ... Here at WYD we discover the joy of belonging to a family as vast as the world, including Heaven and earth, the past, the present, the future and every part of the earth. In this great band of pilgrims we walk side by side with Christ, we walk with the star that enlightens our history."
Here are all the countries represented on Totus2us podcasts, plus those that Saints Paul VI & John Paul II, Papas Benedict XVI & Francis have been to on pilgrimage (with their words & prayers in various languages, plus photos & video footage). The apostolic voyages are also listed by year here, plus there are the Holy Fathers' Messages for World Youth Day (plus the international festivals), World Day of Peace and World Day of Migrants & Refugees.
Albania
St JPII 1993, Pope Francis 2014
Algeria
St Augustine of Hippo Bl Charles de Foucauld
Angola
St JPII 1992, BXVI 2009
Argentina
St JPII 1982 & 1987 ♥ JMJ Buenos Aires
Armenia
St JPII 2001
Australia
St Paul VI 1970, St JPII 1986 & 1995, BXVI 2008 ♥ WYD Sydney
Austria
St JPII 1983, 1988 & 1998, BXVI 2007
Azerbaijan
St JPII 2002
Bahamas
St JPII 1979
Bangladesh
St JPII 1986, Pope Francis 2017
Belgium
St JPII 1985 & 1995
Belize
St JPII 1983
Benin
St JPII 1982 & 1993, BXVI 2011
Bermuda
St PVI 1968
Bolivia
St JPII 1988
Bosnia Herzegovina
St JPII 1997 & 2003, Pope Francis 2015 † Medjugorje
Botswana
St JPII 1988
Brazil
St JPII 1980, 1991 & 1997, BXVI 2007, Pope Francis 2013 ♥ JMJ Rio de Janeiro
Bulgaria
St JPII 2002, Pope Francis 2019
Burkina Faso
St JPII 1980 & 1990
Burundi
St JPII 1990
Cameroon
St JPII 1985 & 1995, BXVI 2009
Canada
St JPII 1984, 1987 & 2002 ♥ WYD Toronto
Cape Verde
St JPII 1990
Central African Republic
St JPII 1985, Pope Francis 2015
Chad
St JPII 1990
Chile
St JPII 1987
Colombia
St PVI 1968, St JPII 1986, Pope Francis 2017
Congo
St JPII 1980
DR Congo
St JPII 1980 & 1985
Costa Rica
St JPII 1983
Côte d'Ivoire
St JPII 1980, 1985 & 1990
Croatia
St JPII 1994, 1998 & 2003, BXVI 2011
Cuba
St JPII 1998, BXVI 2012, Pope Francis 2015
Curaçao
St JPII 1990
Cyprus
BXVI 2010
Czech Republic
St JPII 1990, 1995 & 1997, BXVI 2009
Denmark
St JPII 1989
Dominican Republic
St JPII 1979 1984 & 1992
Ecuador
St JPII 1985, Pope Francis 2015
Egypt
St JPII Jubilee 2000
El Salvador
St JPII 1983 & 1996
Equatorial Guinea
St JPII 1982
Estonia
St JPII 1993, Pope Francis 2018
Eswatini
St JPII 1988
Fiji
St JPII 1986
Finland
St JPII 1989
France
St JPII 1980, 1983, 1986, 1988, 1996, 1997 ♥ JMJ Paris & 2004, BXVI 2008, Pope Francis 2014
St Bernard of Clairvaux St Catherine Labouré St Claude de la Colombière St Francis de Sales St Joan of Arc St John Mary Vianney St Louis de Montfort St Margaret Mary Alacoque St Therese of Lisieux † Lourdes Paray-le-Monial Le Puy Rue du Bac Taizé
Gabon
St JPII 1982
The Gambia
St JPII 1992
Georgia
St JPII 1999, Pope Francis 2016
Germany
St JPII 1980, 1987 & 1996, BXVI 2005 ♥ WJT Cologne, 2006 & 2011
Ghana
St John Paul II 1980
Greece
St JPII 2001, Pope Francis 2016
Guam
St JPII 1981
Guatemala
St JPII 1983, 1996 & 2002
Guinea
St JPII 1992
Guinea-Bissau
St JPII 1990
Haiti
St JPII 1983
Honduras
St JPII 1983
Hong Kong
St PVI 1970
Hungary
St JPII 1991 & 1996
Iceland
St JPII 1989
India
St PVI 1964, St JPII 1986 & 1999
Indonesia
St PVI 1970, St JPII 1989
Iran
St PVI 1970
Ireland
St JPII 1979 Pope Francis 2018
Israel
St PVI 1964, St JPII Jubilee 2000 BXVI 2009, Pope Francis 2014
Italy
St PVI x15, St JPII x146 ♥ GMG Roma BXVI x30, Pope Francis x28
St Aloysius Gonzaga St Alphonsus Liguori St Ambrose St Anselm St Benedict St Bonaventure St Cajetan St Catherine of Siena St Dominic Savio St Francis of Assisi St Gianna Molla St Maria Goretti Bl Pier Giorgio Frassati St Pio of Pietrelcina St Rita of Cascia St Scholastica St Thomas Aquinas St Vincent Pallotti † Rome San Giovanni Rotondo
Jamaica
St JPII 1993
Japan
St JPII 1981, Pope Francis 2019
Jordan
St PVI 1964, St JPII Jubilee 2000, BXVI 2009, Pope Francis 2014
Kazakhstan
St JPII 2001
Kenya
St JPII 1980, 1985 & 1995, Pope Francis 2015
Latvia
St JPII 1993, Pope Francis 2018
Lebanon
St PVI 1964, St JPII 1997, BXVI 2012
Lesotho
St JPII 1988
Liechtenstein
St JPII 1985
Lithuania
St JPII 1993, Pope Francis 2018
Luxembourg
St JPII 1985
Madagascar
St JPII 1989
Malawi
St JPII 1989
Mali
St JPII 1990
Malta
St JPII 1990 & 2001, BXVI 2010
Mauritius
St JPII 1989
Mexico
St JPII 1979 1990, 1993, 1999 & 2002, BXVI 2012, Pope Francis 2016
Morocco
St JPII 1985, Pope Francis 2019
Mozambique
St JPII 1988, Pope Francis 2019
Netherlands
St JPII 1985
New Zealand
St JPII 1986
Nicaragua
St JPII 1983 & 1996
Nigeria
St JPII 1982 & 1998
North Macedonia
Pope Francis 2019
Norway
St JPII 1989
Pakistan
St PVI 1970, St JPII 1981
Palestine
St PVI 1964, St JPII 2000, BXVI 2009, Pope Francis 2014
Panama
St JPII 1983, Pope Francis 2019 ♥ JMJ Panama
Papua New Guinea
St JPII 1984 & 1995
Paraguay
St JPII 1988, Pope Francis 2015
Peru
St JPII 1985 & 1988, Pope Francis 2018
Philippines
St PVI 1970, St JPII 1981 & 1995 ♥ WYD Manila, Pope Francis 2015
Poland
St JPII 1979 1983, 1987, 1991, 1991 ♥ WYD Czestochowa, 1995, 1997, 1999 & 2002, BXVI 2006, Pope Francis 2016 ♥ WYD Krakow ♥ St Faustina Kowalska St Maximilian Kolbe
† Auschwitz Jasna Gora Divine Mercy Shrine, Lagiewniki
Portugal
St PVI 1967, St JPII 1982, 1991 & Jubilee 2000, BXVI 2010, Pope Francis 2017
St Anthony † Fatima
Puerto Rico
St JPII 1984
Romania
St JPII 1999, Pope Francis 2019
Rwanda
St JPII 1990
Saint Lucia
St JPII 1986
Samoa
St PVI 1970
San Marino
St JPII 1982, BXVI 2011
São Tomé and Príncipe
St JPII 1992
Senegal
St JPII 1992
Seychelles
St JPII 1986
Singapore
St JPII 1986
Slovakia
St JPII 1990, 1995 & 2003
Slovenia
St JPII 1996 & 1999
Solomon Islands
St JPII 1984
South Africa
St JPII 1995
South Korea
St JPII 1984 & 1989, Pope Francis 2014
Spain
St JPII 1982, 1984, 1989 ♥ JMJ Santiago 1993 & 2003, BXVI 2006, 2010 & 2011 ♥ JMJ Madrid ♥ St Dominic St Francis Xavier St Ignatius of Loyola St Teresa of Avila † Santiago de Compostela
Sri Lanka
St PVI 1970, St JPII 1995, Pope Francis 2015
Sudan
St JPII 1993
Sweden
St JPII 1989, Pope Francis 2016
Switzerland
St PVI 1969, St JPII 1982, 1984 & 2004
Syria
St JPII 2001
Tanzania
St JPII 1990
Thailand
St JPII 1984, Pope Francis 2019
Timor-Leste
St JPII 1989
Togo
St JPII 1985
Trinidad and Tobago
St JPII 1985
Tunisia
St JPII 1996
Turkey
St Paul VI 1967, St JPII 1979, BXVI 2006, Pope Francis 2014
Uganda
St PVI 1969, St JPII 1993, Pope Francis 2015
Ukraine
St JPII 2001
United Arab Emirates
Pope Francis 2019
United Kingdom
St JPII 1982 BXIV 2010 St John Henry Newman St Margaret Clitherow St Nicholas Owen St Thomas More † St David's Walsingham
United Nations
St PVI 1965 St JPII 1979 & 1995, BXVI 2008, Pope Francis 2015
United States of America
St PVI 1965 St JPII 1979 1981, 1984, 1987 1993 ♥ WYD Denver 1995 & 1999, BXVI 2008 Pope Francis 2015
Uruguay
St JPII 1987 & 1988
Vatican City
Leo XIII, St Pius X BXV, Pius XI, Pius XII, St John XXIII St PVI JPI St JPII BXVI Pope Francis
Venezuela
St JPII 1985 & 1996
Zambia
St JPII 1989
Zimbabwe
St JPII 1988
On being announced the new Pope on 16th October 1978, St John Paul II said: "Do not be afraid. Christ knows 'what is in man'. He alone knows!"
The hymn composed for his beatification reiterated his oft repeated words: "Non abbiate paura!" ("Do not be afraid!") For, as the song goes: "He's got the whole world in His hands ... He's got you and me, He's got everybody, He's got the whole world in His hands."