ENCOUNTERS
Jan 21, 2021
3 minutes
By Jonathan Wright, Samantha Nott and Matt Elton
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Pope and president
Four decades ago, within little more than six weeks of each other, two of the most important leaders of the late 20th century, US president Ronald Reagan and Pope John Paul II, were shot in assassination attempts. As the men recuperated, they exchanged letters, a prelude to their first meeting, which took place at the Vatican in June 1982
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