On this day in history, October 16, 1978, Pope John Paul II of Poland is elected head of Catholic Church

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Pope John Paul II was elected to the papacy on this day in history, Oct. 16, 1978. The first Polish pope was also the first non-Italian elected pope in four centuries.

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