1.   For months, church officials lobbied to cancel the festival, but Sunday was the first time the pope personally addressed the issue.

2.   For the first time on the trip, the pope specifically addressed the issue of AIDS, asking for compassion for victims of the disease.

3.   Hundreds of frazzled motorists were also caught in a jam near U.N. headquarters, where the pope was addressing the General Assembly.

4.   If the pope accepts, says Roll Call, it will be the first time a pope has addressed congress.

5.   In his weekly Angelus message on Sunday, the pope addressed the issue of abortion.

6.   In his statement, the pope did not address the apparent conflict with biblical versions in Genesis of the creation of the universe and humankind.

7.   Last Wednesday was the first time the pope has ever addressed the third secret.

8.   Mexicans will be anxiously awaiting to hear whether the pope will address the problem of Chiapas while visiting the country.

9.   The pope addressed the scandals in a pre-Easter message to the clergy.

10.   The pope addressed a fervent crowd at the Aztec Stadium here in the last public event of his trip to Mexico.