The visit was part of a tour of the UK – the first by a reigning Pope - that saw him visit nine cities and deliver 16 major addresses.
He started his visit in England and flew north of the border from RAF Leeming, in Yorkshire, from where he travelled by jet to RAF Turnhouse – now Edinburgh Airport – on May 31.
Murrayfield Stadium was his first port of call, where he met with around 45,000 young people and Protestant church leaders, before visiting the Capital’s Catholic cathedral.
The next day, June 1, saw John Paul II visit patients at St Joseph's Hospital in Rosewell, address teachers at St Andrew's College, and celebrate Mass with a huge crowd of around 300,000 people at Glasgow’s Bellahouston Park.
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During the service, the Pope was presented with a number of gifts including a pipe banner with the Pope's coat of arms, a piece of Caithness glass, whisky and a Scotland football top.
17. Mass gathering
A welcoming crowd wait to see Pope John Paul II at Bellahouston Park, in Glasgow. Photo: Alan MacDonald, etc
18. FInal preparations
Pope John Paul II prepares to address the crowd of nearly 300,000 at Bellahouston Park. Photo: Alan MacDonald, etc
20. Easy mistake to make
An unidentified priest uses his camera, with his finger over the lens, to take pictures of Pope John Paul II at Bellahouston Park. Photo: Unknown