Queen Elizabeth II of Britain and Pope John Paul II are figures on the world stage of such luster that they turn almost any trip into a journalistic superevent. Since her journey to South Africa in 1946, her first visit abroad, Elizabeth has logged about 800,000 miles to far-flung dominions and friendly former colonies, more than the combined journeys of all of England's previous monarchs since the Norman conquest. In only four years, John Paul has flown 150,000 miles, more than the previous record holder, Paul VI, traveled in his entire 15-year pontificate. Both...
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