This pope was born in Wadowice
After his mother's death on 13 April 1929, Karol and 
his father... [DOC] [TLE] Cakes and climbing: A pope's tour of Wadowice - CNN.com [PAR] Jun 3, 2014 ... Pope John Paul II called Wadowice, the small Polish town in which he was born, 
"the place where it all began."