Average Weather in Fairbanks Alaska, United States. In Fairbanks, the summers are long, comfortable, and mostly cloudy and the winters are long, frigid, snowy, and partly cloudy. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from -13Â°F to 73Â°F and is rarely below -39Â°F or above 83Â°F.
The Pope or bishop of the city of Rome is the highest ranking religious authority in the Roman Catholic Church and its worldwide leader. The word pope originates from the Latin word for father-Papa. It was first used in a religious meaning at the 3rd Century AD.
FRONTLINE's Pope John Paul II-The Millennial Pope, a bold and innovative new biography on this controversial world leader, is a journey through the 20th century to the sources of John Paul II's character and beliefs and the passionate reaction to him. It's a journey that says as much about us as it does about him.