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Crowds gather in St. Peter's square at the Vatican in front of the apartment of Pope John Paul II where the lights are still turned on, after the Pontiff's death Saturday, April 2, 2005. Pope John Paul II, the Polish pontiff who led the Roman Catholic Church for more than a quarter century and became history's most-traveled pope, died at 84, the Vatican announced Saturday. (AP Photo/Beatrice Larco) |
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Faithful gather after the death of Pope John Paul II was announced in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Saturday April 2, 2005. Pope John Paul II, the Polish pontiff who led the Roman Catholic Church for more than a quarter century and became history's most-traveled pope, has died at 84, the Vatican announced Saturday. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno) |
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In his last public appearance, Pope John Paul II appears at his studio window overlooking St.Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 30, 2005. Pope John Paul II, the Polish pontiff who led the Roman Catholic Church for more than a quarter century and became history's most-traveled pope, died Saturday night, April 2, 2005, in his Vatican apartment. He was 84. (AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito) |
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People crowd Via della Conciliazione Boulevard after the death of Pope John Paul II was announced in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Saturday April 2, 2005. Pope John Paul II, the Polish pontiff who led the Roman Catholic Church for more than a quarter century and became history's most-traveled pope, has died at 84, the Vatican announced Saturday. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno) |
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In his last public appearance, Pope John Paul II gives his blessing from his studio window overlooking St. Peter's square at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 30, 2005. Pope John Paul II, the Polish pontiff who led the Roman Catholic Church for more than a quarter century and became history's most-traveled pope, died Saturday night, April 2, 2005, in his Vatican apartment. He was 84. (AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito) |
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Pope John Paul II appears for the last time in public from his studio window overlooking St. Peter's square at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 30, 2005. Pope John Paul II, the Polish pontiff who led the Roman Catholic Church for more than a quarter century and became history's most-traveled pope, died Saturday night, April 2, 2005, in his Vatican apartment. He was 84. (AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito) |
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Pope John Paul II watches a child during a closing mass of a four-day special consistory in St. Peter's Basilica, in this May 24, 2001 file photo. Pope John Paul II, the Pole who headed the Roman Catholic Church for 26 years and played a key role in the fall of communism in Europe, died on Saturday evening, the Vatican announced. He was 84. REUTERS/Paolo Cocco/FILE |
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Pope John Paul II poses with a candle after receiving his first communion in his home archdiocese of Krakow, Poland in this undated file photograph. The Pope, who headed the Roman Catholic Church for 26 years, died on April 2, 2005, the Vatican said in a statement. The news was immediately announced to around 60,000 gathered in St Peter's Square and was met with a long applause, an Italian sign of respect. Bells tolled and many people wept openly. REUTERS/Handout/File |
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Pope John Paul II grimaces after he was shot and wounded by a Turkish student in St. Peter's Square in this May 13, 1981 file photo. Pope John Paul II, the Polish pontiff who led the Roman Catholic Church for more than a quarter century and became history's most-traveled pope, died Saturday night, April 2, 2005, in his Vatican apartment. He was 84. (AP Photo/Tommy Anderson) DENMARK OUT; MAGS OUT; WIDE WORLD OUT |