ELECTION NEW POPE JOHN-PAUL II (Cardinal Karel Wojtyla of Poland) - COLOUR

(29 Oct 1978) The Cardinals gathered in Rome to elect a successor to Pope John-Paul I and for the first time in four hundred years they chose a non-Italian, Cardinal Karel Wojtyla of Poland. The new Pope took the name of John-Paul II and a large crowd gathered in St. Peter's Square for his inauguration. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...