Saint Peter was the first pope in Rome.
The first pope to visit the Philippines was Pope Paul VI in 1970.
The Pope left Rome on July 12th 2008 for a ten-day visit to Australia.
Pope Paul VI
The first Pope to visit Australia was Pope Paul VI in 1970
The first reigning pope to visit the U.S. was Pope Paul VI in 1965. Pope Pius XII did visit before he was elected as pope, however.
The first pope to actually visit the United States was Pope Paul VI in 1965.
Pope John Paul II
Pope Paul VI was the first pope to ever visit Australia. He visited Sydney in 1970.
Vatican City, the home of the pope, is an independent city-state surrounded completely by Rome, Italy.
San Marco is a minor basilica in Rome that was first built in 336 by Pope Mark. It was later restored in 792 by Pope Adrian I and rebuilt by Pope Gregory IV in 833.
The Vatican City. It is a country in its own right.
The first pope to be officially called "pope" in the history of the Catholic Church was Pope Siricius, who served as the Bishop of Rome from 384 to 399 AD.