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Pope
John Paul II during a solemn Mass for the ordination of the new
deacons of the Rome diocese inside St. Peter Basilica at the Vatican,
May 2, 2004.
(REUTERS/Giampiero
Sposito)
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New deacons
of the Rome diocese lie down in front of Pope John Paul (news -
web sites) II as he celebrates a Mass for their ordination inside
St. Peter Basilica at the Vatican (news - web sites), May 2, 2004.
The pope welcomed the 10 new nations of the European Union (news
- web sites) but said the bloc could only face the challenges of
the 21st century if it defended its Christian roots.
(Giampiero
Sposito/Reuters)
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Pope
John Paul II waves at the end of a solemn Mass for the ordination
of the new deacons of the Rome diocese inside St. Peter Basilica
at the Vatican, May 2, 2004.
(REUTERS/Giampiero
Sposito)
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Pope
John Paul II blesses a new deacon during a Sunday solemn Mass for
the ordination of the new deacons of the Rome diocese inside St.
Peter Basilica at the Vatican, May 2, 2004.
(REUTERS/Giampiero
Sposito)
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Deacons
of the Rome Diocese lie down in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican
during their priestly Ordination Ceremony celebrated by Pope John
Paul, Sunday, May 2, 2004.
(AP Photo/Plinio
Lepri)
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Pope
John Paul II's aide Mons. Piero Marini offers the pontiff his papal
staff during the Priestly Ordination Ceremony of 26 Deacons of the
Rome Diocese celebrated in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican,
Sunday, May 2, 2004.
(AP Photo/Plinio
Lepri)
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Pope John Paul
II arrives at Saint-Peter's basilica to celebrate mass. Welcoming
the accession of 10 new member states to the European Union, the
pope again underlined the Christian values which he sees as the
basis of the bloc's unity.
(AFP/Vincenzo
Pinto)
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