Vatican City
His Holiness Pope John Paul II upon arrival at Darwin Airport on his visit to the Northern Territory of Australia in 1986. Born in Poland in 1920 as Karol Józef Wojtyła, he became head of the Roman Catholic Church in 1978 until his death in 2005. He was the most travelled pope in history, having made official visits to 129 countries.
Photo by Ludo Kuipers, Sat Nov 29, 1986