PHOTO: EAST NEWS/AFP Pope John Paul II tries on a sombrero, the traditional Mexican hat, during his 22 January flight to Mexico City. The Pope is making his fourth visit in twenty years to Mexico, the world's second largest Roman Catholic country. AFP PHOTO/POOL/Massimo SAMBUCETTI

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Pope John Paul II dons a traditional Basotho hat and blanket presented to him by a youth at a rally held at Pitso GFround in Maseru, the capital of Lesotho, Sept. 15, 1988. The Pope was visiting the tiny mountain kingdom to beatify the first saint in Africa, Father Joseph Gerard who is believed to have restored the sight of a blind Basotho girl, 14 years after he died. The girl saw a vision of him in a dream. (AP Photo/Pool)

Pope John Paul II tries on a hat presented to him on his arrival in Popayan, Colombia, on July 4, 1986. This is the fourth day of his visit to the South American country. (AP Photo)