Pope visits John Paul II's home By Adam Easton BBC News, in Krakow Pope Benedict has paid homage to his predecessor, John Paul II, by paying a visit to his home town of Wadowice in southern Poland. During his one-hour stop the Pope visited the home where John Paul, then Karol Wojtyla, was born and grew up. Crowds in the market square sang hymns and waved yellow and white Vatican flags as Benedict appeared. The 79-year-old Pope said he wanted to pray with the town's people for the swift beatification of John Paul. Brisk tour Earlier, the German-born Pontiff visited...