The Pope With a Purple Umbrella

When I first saw a Pope in person he was riding in the back of a truck down Canal Street. And the street was practically empty. It was Sept. 12, 1987, the date branded in New Orleans history as the busiest day of Pope John Paul II’s heralded visit to the city. He had arrived […]

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