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Prelates prepare to weld the zinc coffin of the late Pope John Paul II before his burial in the grottos beneath St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican April 8, 2005. After the historic funeral of Pope John Paul resounded with calls to make him a saint, Roman Catholic cardinals resumed meetings on Saturday to prepare to choose the next pope. Picture taken April 8, 2005. REUTERS/Osservatore Romano |
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The coffin of Pope John Paul II lies in St. Peter's Square during his funeral at the Vatican April 8, 2005. The poor and the powerful of the earth rubbed shoulders to say their last goodbye to the Pope on Friday as the Vatican staged one of the most momentous funerals in history for the Polish Pontiff. Photo by Dylan Martinez/Reuters |
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Cardinals' cassocks are blown by a gust of wind as they arrive to celebrate the funeral mass of the Pope John Paul II at St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican April 8, 2005. REUTERS/Max Rossi |
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The wood casket bearing the remains of Pope John Paul II is carried into St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Friday, April 8, 2005, in Vatican City. World leaders and a million mourners attended the funeral mass of the pontiff. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) |
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In this photo made available by the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano, Archbishop Piero Marini puts in Pope John Paul II's coffin a small bag of commemorative medals prior to closing the coffin for burial in the grottos beneath St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican, Friday, April 8, 2005. A white silk veil covers the late pontiff's face. The grottos form a cramped underground cemetery beneath St. Peter's Basilica where pontiffs throughout the ages, royals and even an emperor have been laid to rest. (AP Photo/Osservatore Romano, Ho) |
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Polish Archbishop Stanislaw Dziwisz (R) places a white veil over the face of late Pope John Paul II as Italian Archbishop Piero Marini looks on, before closing the coffin for burial in the grottos beneath the Vatican's St. Peter's Basilica April 8, 2005. The poor and the powerful of the earth rubbed shoulders to say their last goodbye to Pope John Paul on Friday as the Vatican staged one of the most momentous funerals in history for the Polish Pontiff. REUTERS/Osservatore Romano/Pool |
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In this photo released from Italian State Police Polizia Moderna magazine staff, a view of St. Peter's Square at the Vatican near the central access of the Basilica, during the funerals for Pope John Paul II, Friday April 8, 2005. The death of John Paul II has evoked a remarkable outpouring of affection from around the world and brought an estimated 4 million people to Rome in one of the largest religious gatherings in the West in modern times. (AP Photo/Polizia Moderna, HO) |
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A young woman prays at a shrine on the oblisk in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Friday April 8, 2005, as the square returned to normal following the funeral mass for Pope John Paul II. Tens of thousands of people had jammed St. Peter's Square to say a final farewell to Pope John Paul II in the presence of kings, queens, presidents and prime ministers for a funeral capping one of the largest religious gatherings in the West in modern times. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino) |
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In this photo released from Italian State Police Polizia Moderna magazine staff, a view of St. Peter's Square at the Vatican during the funerals for Pope John Paul II, Friday April 8, 2005. The death of John Paul II has evoked a remarkable outpouring of affection from around the world and brought an estimated 4 million people to Rome in one of the largest religious gatherings in the West in modern times. (AP Photo/Polizia Moderna, HO) |