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Pope John Paul II
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Pope John Paul II
Season 2 Episode 206 | 27m 19s | CC
750,000 participants from 72 countries convened in Denver in the summer of 1993 for the World Youth Day Conference and a visit from the Pope. Organizers feared the gang activity of the notorious “ Summer of Violence” would scare away visitors, and yet for those five-and-a-half days, all violence ceased. This episode of Colorado Experiences examines this largest gathering in Colorado history.
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