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Focuses on Pope John Paul II and his Jubilee Pilgrimage to the Holy Land. Journey to the Middle East, including a visit to a Holocaust memorial, an interfaith panel in Jerusalem, a refugee camp in Deheisha, and the nativity in Bethlehem; Political ramifications of the journey; The Pope's health.

Highlights Pope John Paul II's trip to Cuba in January, 1998. Compare and contrast of the work, beliefs, and goals of both the Pope and Fidel Castro; How Cuba has fared under Castro's Marxist rule; Why Castro invited the Pope to Cuba; The Pope's motives in going to Cuba. INSET: `You should not expect a miracle'.

Comments on the visit of Pope John Paul II to St. Louis, Missouri in January, 1999. Focus on Betty Rataj, who attended the Papal Mass; Percentage of Catholic Americans which rejected the position taken by the pope regarding the commuted life sentence of a convicted triple murderer; How Rataj's family reacted to the pope's visit; Rataj's feelings on the ordination of women priests. INSET: Meet Me in St. Louis.

Recounts the visit of Pope John Paul II to Cuba in January 1998. The Pope's efforts in stimulating new revolutionary ideas within Fidel Castro's closed society; How the Pope's message was only covertly political, chiding Cuba's lapsed family values harder than its lack of human rights, calling more for Catholic education than confrontation with the regime; Castro as skillful in extending his blessing over the visit.

Focuses on Pope John Paul II and his work. What he plans to accomplish in Jubilee Year 2000, including his visit to Portugal to beatify two children; Speculation that the next pope will be an Italian Cardinal.

Discusses the journey of the Vatican's Pope John Paul II to the Holy Land. Details of his trip to Jordan, Israel and the West Bank; The issue of Catholic-Jewish amity; His scheduled mass at Nazareth's Basilica of the Annunciation.

Reports on possible trips that Pope John Paul II is planning for the year 2000 to celebrate historic biblical events, including the birth of Jesus. Political and diplomatic issues that must be resolved; The possibility that John Paul will visit Iraq; Religious events set to coincide with a possible papal visit in the Mideast.