JOHN PAUL II CONCLUDES 85TH FOREIGN PASTORAL TRIP

VATICAN CITY, JAN 28, 1999 (VIS) - The Holy Father arrived at St. Louis' Lambert International Airport at 6:30 last evening, where he was met by religious and civil authorities, including U.S. Vice President Al Gore and his wife, who were present for the farewell ceremony concluding the Pope's 85th foreign pastoral visit.

After greeting those present, John Paul II boarded a TWA Boeing 767 for the nine-hour, 8,324 kilometer trip back to Rome, where he arrived at 12:15 p.m. today.

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