September 8, 1979
First trip to Loreto. On this occasion, the Holy Father entrusted his upcoming trip to the ONU to the Virgin of Loreto.
Giovanni Paolo II
December 10, 1994
On the occasion of the seventh centenary of the Translation of the Holy House, the Holy Father went to Loreto for the conclusion of the "Great Prayer for Italy", present with one hundred and thirty-three bishops and twelve cardinals in addition to the then president of the Republic Oscar Luigi Scalfaro.
April 11, 1985
The Holy Father returns a second time to Loreto on the occasion of the Convention of the Church in Italy in the presence of all the Italian cardinals and bishops. During the meeting he outlined the master guidelines for the pastoral care of the Church in Italy.
9/10 September 1995
The longest of all visits to the Laureano Sanctuary. The Holy Father led the Vigil of the prayer meeting with the four hundred thousand young people from Europe who welcomed him into the Montorso basin. "From Loreto this evening we made a singular pilgrimage from the Atlantic to the Urals, in every corner of the continent wherever there are young people in search of a common home. I say to everyone: here is your House, the House of Christ and Mary, the House of God and man "
September 5, 2004
On this occasion, the Holy Father, almost motionless in his wheelchair, did not visit the Holy House. In the Eucharistic celebration he beatified three witnesses of Catholic Action: Alberto Marvelli, Pina Suriano and Pedro Tarres y Claret. On this occasion the Holy Father paused in prayer in Montorso, in front of the image of the Virgin, transferred for the occasion from the Holy House.