Pope John Paul II in popemobile

Pope John Paul II blesses the faithful from his popemobile going through the 1,5-million crowd at the Lviv Hippodrome-field on Wednesday, June 27, 2001, in Lviv. The five-day state visit of the Vatican's State Head Pope John Paul II to Ukraine wrapped up June, 27 with Pope's thanking Ukrainians for their kindness and sincerity, for love and loyalty. He said this after Divine liturgy on Byzantine rite, which took place at the Lviv Hippodrome-field. 1,5 million people, which were present at liturgy, scanned "We are Thanking You". Photo by Vladimir Gontar/ UNIAN