On 16 October 1978, Cardinal Karol Wojtyła of Krakow was elected Pope and took on the name John Paul II. He is recognised as helping to end Communist rule in his native Poland and eventually all of Europe.
On 16 October 1978, Cardinal Karol Wojtyła of Krakow was elected Pope and took on the name John Paul II. He is recognised as helping to end Communist rule in his native Poland and eventually all of Europe.