1.   Afterward the pope met a half dozen Holocaust survivors and Polish Jews from his hometown, Wadowice.

2.   He declined to give details on how they had traveled here, and said the pope had not met with either them or the representatives of the Patriotic Association.

3.   It is not yet clear which Ukrainian Orthodox Church leaders the pope will meet, if any.

4.   Later in the day, the pope met with President Nursultan Nazarbayev, and crowed a little that he had managed to make the trip.

5.   On Christmas Eve, the pope regularly meets with fellow Poles for a festive meal, breaking a wafer-like bread that is part of Polish tradition.

6.   The pope met briefly with President Daniel arap Moi on Monday and government officials attended the Mass on Tuesday.

7.   The pope met with American cardinals on Tuesday to address the issue of sex abuse by priests.

8.   The pope will meet with Pope Shenouda III, the Coptic patriarch, and hold an ecumenical prayer service that will include non-Catholic Christians.

9.   The pope met in January with Law, who has been under pressure to resign.

10.   As for any papal trip, the Vatican insists that the pope can meet opposition leaders and hold large open-air Masses.