On Aug. 12, 1993, the “Rockstar Pope” arrived in the Mile High City for World Youth Day. He met with President Bill Clinton at Regis University, who welcomed him to the great state of Colorado. Then, in typical “Rockstar” fashion, Pope St. John Paul II was chauffeured by helicopter to Mile High Stadium, where thousands of expectant pilgrims welcomed him with open arms and open hearts. “My purpose in this first meeting with you,” the Holy Father told the gathered pilgrims, “Is to invite you to enter into the depths of your hearts, and to live the next few days as a real encounter with Jesus Christ.”
“It is he, Jesus Christ, the true Life who gives hope and purpose to our earthly existence, opens our minds and hearts to the goodness and beauty of the world around us, to solidarity and friendship with our fellow human beings, to intimate communion with God himself, in a love that goes beyond all limits of time and space, to eternal unassailable happiness.”
1 of 4
File photo by James Baca/Denver Catholic Register
File photo by James Baca/Denver Catholic Register
Denver, Colorado, Thursday, August 12, 1993, World Youth Day 1993, Pope John Paul II, President Bill Clinton, Pope and Bill Clinton conferred for one hour at Regis University. (File photo by James Baca/Denver Catholic Register)
File photo by James Baca/Denver Catholic Register