71.   The pope visits the Basilica of the Virgin of Guadalupe on Saturday to announce a new church strategy for the Americas.

72.   The pope also visited the Basilica of the Assumption.

73.   The pope also visits the memorial to Armenians who perished under the Ottoman Empire but skirts the issue of whether to call the deaths genocide.

74.   The pope has visited some mostly Orthodox nations, including Greece last year.

75.   The pope visited Bethlehem during his millennium year Holy Land pilgrimage.

76.   The pope visited Nigeria in March.

77.   The pope visited Santa Clara in January as part of his landmark visit to the island.

78.   The pope visits Russia by video linkup in a move to recognize its Christian roots.

79.   The pope will visit Greece as part of a planned trip to Syria and Malta.

80.   The Vatican on Thursday confirmed that the pope will visit the city on that date.