An Instument of Your Peace

Plot

On Oct. 4, 1965, Pope Paul VI became the first pope to visit the United States. He came to New York to address the United Nations General Assembly by invitation from U Thant, U.N. secretary general. In the 14 hours he spent here, Paul VI also visited Holy Family Church near the U.N., and St. Patrick’s Cathedral, celebrated Mass at Yankee Stadium and stopped at the 1964-1965 World’s Fair in Queens to view Michelangelo’s Pietà. He was seen in person by more than 1 million people, and live on television by millions more.