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The body of Pope John Paul II is pictured inside the St. Peter's Basilica while faithful pays her respect to him after the procession 04 April 2005 in the Vatican City. Pope John Paul II left a final testament, the Vatican said as cardinals convened in secret for a second day and a sea of humanity packed the streets round St Peter's Basilica to file past the body of their beloved pontiff lying in state. (AFP/Andreas Solaro) |
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Faithful wait in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Tuesday, April 5, 2005 as thousands lined up to say a personal farewell to the late pontiff. Rome is bracing for an unprecedented flow of pilgrims - some predict their numbers may match the city's own 3 million residents - for the days leading to Friday's Pope funeral. (AP Photo/Jasper Juinen) |
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Faithful wave flags bearing a picture of late Pope John Paul II as thousands of people line up in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Tuesday, April 5, 2005 to say a personal farewell to the pontiff laid out in state inside St. Peter's Basilica. Cardinals, who will elect his successor met in another round of preparatory meetings on Tuesday to arrange for the Conclave. Rome is bracing for an unprecedented flow of pilgrims - some predict their number may match the city's own 3 million residents - in the days preceding Friday's funeral. (AP Photo/Jasper Juinen) |
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A civil protection volounteer eats a sandwich next to the Bernini columnade in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Tuesday, April 5 as thousands of faithful are queueing to enter the Basilica and say their personal farewell to the pontiff. Rome is bracing for an unprecedented flow of pilgrims - some predict their numbers may match the city's own 3 million residents - for the days leading to Friday's Pope funeral. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong) |
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The sun rises over Saint Peter's Basilica in Rome early April 4, 2005. REUTERS/Alessia Pierdomenico |
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Faithful line up to reach the St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Tuesday, April 5, 2005 to say a personal farewell to the pontiff, as the cardinals who will elect his successor prepared for another round of preparatory meetings to arrange for the conclave. Rome is bracing for an unprecedented flow of pilgrims - some predict their numbers may match the city's own 3 million residents - for the days leading to Friday's Pope funeral. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong) |
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Pall bearers carry the body of the late Pope John Paul II through a packed Saint Peter's Square enroute to the Basilica at the Vatican, April 4, 2005. A sea of faithful filed past Pope John Paul's body in St. Peter's Basilica on Tuesday as the Roman Catholic Church prepared for his funeral and the choice of a successor to the third-longest reigning pontiff. Picture Taken April 4, 2005. REUTERS/Pool/Filippo Monteforte |
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Bodyguards hold Pope John Paul II after he was shot 13 May 1981 on Saint Peter's Square. Mehmet Ali Agca, the Turk who attempted to assasinate the pope, has asked Turkish authorities to briefly let him out of jail so he can attend the pontiff's funeral, his lawyer Mustafa Demirbag said. (AFP/ANSA/File) |
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The body of Pope John Paul II lies in state in Saint Peter's Basilica as mourners pass by at the Vatican, April 5, 2005. Up to two million people are expected for the funeral on Friday as well as almost 200 world leaders in an unprecedented salute for a pontiff who helped bring down the Iron Curtain and stamped an uncompromising orthodoxy on his own faith. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi |