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A view of St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, prior to a rosary prayer Sunday, April 3, 2005 after Pope John Paul II died at 21:37 local time Saturday, April 2. Vatican officials late Sunday led the faithful gathered in St. Peter's Square in a rosary prayer interspersed with readings on the Resurrection from the Gospel according to St. Luke. ( AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis) |
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Thousands of people crowd St. Peter's Square at the Vatican as they attend a Mass for the repose of Pope John Paul II's soul celebrated by the Vatican secretary of state, Cardinal Angelo Sodano, Sunday, April 3, 2005, on the steps of St. Peter's Basilica. The Vatican announced that John Paul died at 21:37 local time Saturday, April 2, after a long struggle against debilitating illness. He was 84. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichinii) |
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File photo showing Pope John Paul II (C) lies bleeding in his open car moments after he was shot by Turkish gunman Mehmet Ali Agca in St. Peter's Square, on May 13, 1981. 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. (Vatican/Reuters) |
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A child's drawing portraying Pope John Paul II was left on a statue as thousands of people crowded St. Peter's Square at the Vatican to attend a Mass for the repose of Pope John Paul II's soul celebrated on the steps of St. Peter's Basilica by the Vatican secretary of state, Cardinal Angelo Sodano, Sunday, April 3, 2005, The Vatican announced that John Paul died at 21:37 local time Saturday, April 2, after a long struggle against debilitating illness. He was 84. (AP Photo/Lefteris Piterakis) |
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A couple embrace in Saint Peter's Square, where hundreds of faithful were gathered in a somber vigil under Pope John Paul II's windows, as they look towards the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican April 2, 2005. Pope John Paul is slipping in and out of consciousness, the Vatican said as Roman Catholics around the world prepared for the death of the Pontiff who fought communism and defended church orthodoxy. (Stefano Rellandini/Reuters) |
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The view of Saint Peter's Basilica in Vatican City and a cross from a hill near Gemelli Hospital in Rome April 2, 2005. Pope John Paul II, the Pole who headed the Roman Catholic Church for 26 years and played a crucial role in the fall of communism in Europe, died on Saturday evening, the Vatican said. (Giampiero Sposito/Reuters) |
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