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In event of the sad demise of our holy father , the pope , this website will not be updated for the next three days (until april 5 th exept for news related to the Pope). Let us pray for the repose of the soul of our pointiff, our father the Pope Jean Paul II. Our Father, Who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name; Thy kingdom come; Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.


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  1. Pope John Paul II is greeted by some nuns during the weekly general audience in the Paul VI hall at the Vatican in this Oct. 20, 2004 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/Plinio Lepri, File)
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  2. U.S. President George W. Bush meets with Pope John Paul II at the Vatican, in this May 28, 2002 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, April 2, 2005 in his Vatican apartment. He was 84. (AP Photos/Doug Mills, File)
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  3. Pope John Paul II, right, and Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, meet at the Vatican in this June 5, 2000 file photo. Man in background is unidentified. 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, April 2, 2005 in his Vatican apartment. He was 84. (AP Photo/Paul Hanna, Pool)
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  4. U.S. President George W. Bush holds Pope John Paul II’s hand during their meeting at the Clementine Hall at the Vatican in this June 4, 2004 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, April 2, 2005 in his Vatican apartment. He was 84. (AP Photo/Osservatore Romano, ho)
    AP – 18 minutes ago


  5. A picture of Pope John Paul II sits at the base of the pulpit at Holy Rosary Cathedral in Vancouver. (CP/Richard Lam)
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  6. A nun reacts amongst the faithful 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/Gregorio Borgia)
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  7. A woman reacts in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican Saturday April 2, 2005 after hearing the news that 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/Gregorio Borgia)
    AP – 19 minutes ago


  8. Mexican President Vicente Fox speaks with Pope John Paul II after the Pope‘s arrival to Mexico City in this July 30, 2002 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, April 2, 2005 in his Vatican apartment. He was 84. (AP Photo/Claudio Cruz)
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  9. 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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  1. Pope John Paul II looks at white doves that were freed at the end of the Angelus prayer in St. Peter’s square, at the Vatican City in this Jan 30 photo. (AP/Plinio Lepri)


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  2. Archbishop Christodoulos, leader of Greece’s Orthodox Church, right, greets Pope John Paul II at the entrance of the Athens Archdiocese in Athens, Greece in this May 4, 2001 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, April 2, 2005 in his Vatican apartment. He was 84. (AP Photo/Eurokinissi, Christos Bonis)
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  3. A Polish faithful waves his country’s flag in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican Saturday April 2, 2005. PopeJohn 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/Gregorio Borgia)
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  4. Pope John Paul II, wearing a wind jacket, walks in a field on Dolomite Mountain in this July 15, 1996 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/Vatican POOL/file)
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  5. Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II and Pope John Paul II exchange gifts at the Vatican in this Oct. 17 2000 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, April 2, 2005 in his Vatican apartment. He was 84. (AP Photo/Alessandro Bianchi, Pool)
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  6. Pope John Paul II and Polish leader Wojciech Jaruzelski (2ndL) review the honour guard as the Pope begins his visit in Warsaw in this 1987 file photograph. The Pope died on April 2, 2005, the Vatican announced. The 84-year-old Pontiff, who headed the Roman Catholic Church for 26 years, died at 1937 GMT, a statement said. 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/Santiago Lyon/File
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  8. A woman reacts to the news of the death of Pope John Paul II in Saint Peter’s Square at the Vatican, April 2, 2005. 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/Max Rossi
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  9. A woman stands in front of a Pope John Paul II statue in Guatemala City, 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 Saturday, April 2, 2005 in his Vatican apartment. He was 84.. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
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  10. Worshipers congregate at Saint Peter’s square in Vatican City April 2, 2005. Pope John Paul II, who headed the Roman Catholic Church for 26 years, died on April 2, 2005 at 1937 GMT, 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/Chris Helgren
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  11. Faithful react 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/Gregorio Borgia)
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  12. A woman breaks into tears next to a Polish flag amongst the faithful 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/Gregorio Borgia)
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  13. A man weeps in Saint Peter’s Square after hearing news that Pope John Paul II had died, at the Vatican, April 2, 2005. 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/Dylan Martinez
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  14. A woman reacts to the news of the death of Pope John Paul II in Saint Peter’s Square at the Vatican, April 2, 2005. 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/Max Rossi
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  15. A Polish flag with a black ribbon is waved by a faithful 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/Gregorio Borgia)
    AP – 11 minutes ago


  16. A woman reacts to the news of the death of Pope John Paul II during a vigil in Vatican City’s Saint Peter’s square, April 2, 2005. 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/Max Rossi
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  17. A woman weeps in Saint Peter’s Square as she hears the news that Pope John Paul II had died at the Vatican, April 2, 2005. Pope John Paul II, who headed the Roman Catholic Church for 26 years, died on April 2, 2005 at 1937 GMT, 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/

  18. Pope John Paul II talks to two young girls as he arrives in Kara airport, northern Togo, during his 12-day African Tour, in this August 9, 1985 file photograph. The Pope, who headed the Roman Catholic Church for 26 years, died on April 2, 2005, at 1937 GMT, 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/Luciano Mellace/File


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  19. Pope John Paul II welcomes Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev to the first meeting ever between a Kremlin chief and a Pope at the Vatican Dec. 1, 1989. 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/Massimo Sabucetti, File)
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  20. Pope John Paul II kisses a child upon leaving the Argentina’s Ukranian Cathedral in Buenos Aires in this April 10, 1987 file photo. The Pope, who headed the Roman Catholic Church for 26 years, died on April 2, 2005,1937 GMT, 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/Pool/File
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  21. Pope John Paul II shakes hands with former U.S. President George Bush during a private audience at Castel Gandolfo, the Pope‘s summer residence, in this April 4, 1997 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/Vatican, Arturo Mari, File)
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  22. Pope John Paul II, right, and Tibet’s exiled spiritual leader the Dalai Lama hugh each other as they meet during the closing ceremony of the Interreligious Assembly in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, in this Oct. 28, 1999 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/Arturo Mari, File)
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  23. Pope John Paul II (L) watches a tribe of head-hunters perform prior to a mass in Shillong, India in this February 4, 1986 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/Luciano Mellace/File
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  24. President Bill Clinton greets Pope John Paul II during ceremonies on their arrival at Newark International Airport in Newark, N.J. in this Oct. 4, 1995 file photo. Air Force One is seen at background left. 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/Kathy Willens, File)
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  25. Civil rights activist Rosa Parks, right, presents a copy of her book ‘Quiet Strength’ to Pope John Paul II after a prayer service in the Cathedral Basilica in St. Louis, Mo. in this Jan. 27, 1999 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, April 2, 2005 in his Vatican apartment. He was 84. (AP Photo/Laurie Skrivan, Pool)
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  27. Pope John Paul II, right, and Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, meet at the Vatican in this June 5, 2000 file photo. Man in background is unidentified. 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, April 2, 2005 in his Vatican apartment. He was 84. (AP Photo/Paul Hanna, Pool)
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  28. Pope John Paul I (L) meets Cardinal Karol Wojtyla, archibishop of Krakow, in this October 16, 1978 file photograph. Cardinal Karol Wojtyla later became Pope John Paul II. Pope John Paul II died on Saturday, the Vatican announced. The 84-year-old Pontiff, who had headed the Roman Catholic Church for 26 years, died at 9.37 p.m (1937 GMT), a statement said. ‘The Holy Father died this evening at 21.37 in his private apartment,’ the statement said. REUTERS/Vatican/FILE
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  29. Pope John Paul II blesses the crowd after he was offered a feathered hat by an African Chief in Moundoun, Chad in this January 31, 1990 file photo. Pope John Paul II died on Saturday, the Vatican announced. The 84-year-old Pontiff, who had headed the Roman Catholic Church for 26 years, died at 9.37 p.m (1937 GMT), a statement said. ‘The Holy Father died this evening at 21.37 in his private apartment,’ the statement said. REUTERS/Luciano Mellace/FILE
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  30. Faithful light candles under Pope John Paul II’s apartments 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 in an e-mail Saturday. (AP Photo/ Alessandra Tarantino)
    AP – 39 minutes ago


  31. Pope John Paul II blesses dancers as he arrives for Mass at Indira Gandhi Stadium in New Delhi in this February 2, 1986 file photo. Pope John Paul II died on Saturday, the Vatican announced. The 84-year-old Pontiff, who had headed the Roman Catholic Church for 26 years, died at 9.37 p.m (1937 GMT), a statement said. ‘The Holy Father died this evening at 21.37 in his private apartment,’ the statement said. REUTERS/Luciano Mellace/Files
    Reuters – 39 minutes ago


  32. Pope John Paul II sits in a train on his way from Naples to Rome in this February 11, 1986 file photo. Pope John Paul II died on Saturday, the Vatican announced. The 84-year-old Pontiff, who had headed the Roman Catholic Church for 26 years, died at 9.37 p.m (1937 GMT), a statement said. ‘The Holy Father died this evening at 21.37 in his private apartment,’ the statement said. REUTERS/Luciano Mellace/FILE
    Reuters – 39 minutes ago


  33. Pope John Paul II blesses the faithful as he appears from the window of his private apartments at the Vatican in this March 27, 2005 file photograph. Pope John Paul II died on Saturday, the Vatican announced. The 84-year-old Pontiff, who had headed the Roman Catholic Church for 26 years, died at 9.37 p.m (1937 GMT), a statement said. ‘The Holy Father died this evening at 21.37 in his private apartment,’ the statement said. REUTERS/Max Rossi/File
    Reuters – 40 minutes ago


  34. This is an undated photo provided by the Vatican, showing Pope John Paul II. 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)
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  35. Pope John Paul II, is seen in this Aug. 29, 1985, file photo with Princess Diana and Prince Charles on occasion of their private audience at the Vatican. 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/Vatican, Arturo Mari)
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  36. Pope John Paul II holds his arm around Mother Teresa as they ride in the Popemobile outside the Home of the Dying in Calcutta, India in this Feb. 1986 file photo 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/File)

    1. A group of nuns surround Pope John Paul II as he blesses the faithful at the end of his weekly general audience in the courtyard of the Pontifical summer residence in Castelgandolfo, 20 miles south-east of Rome, in this July 30, 2003 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/Plinio Lepri)
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    2. File photo of Pope John Paul II observing a white dove released by children, from the window of his private apartment at the end of the Sunday Angelus prayer at the Vatican, on January 30, 2005. Pope John Paul II died on Saturday, the Vatican announced. The 84-year-old Pontiff, who had headed the Roman Catholic Church for 26 years, died at 9.37 p.m (1937 GMT), a statement said. ‘The Holy Father died this evening at 21.37 in his private apartment,’ the statement said. REUTERS/Max Rossi/FILE
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    3. Pope John Paul I (L) meets Cardinal Karol Wojtyla, archibishop of Krakow, in this October 16, 1978 file photograph. Cardinal Karol Wojtyla later became Pope John Paul II. Pope John Paul II died on Saturday, the Vatican announced. The 84-year-old Pontiff, who had headed the Roman Catholic Church for 26 years, died at 9.37 p.m (1937 GMT), a statement said. ‘The Holy Father died this evening at 21.37 in his private apartment,’ the statement said. REUTERS/Vatican/FILE
      Reuters – 41 minutes ago


    4. Pope John Paul II blesses the crowd after he was offered a feathered hat by an African Chief in Moundoun, Chad in this January 31, 1990 file photo. Pope John Paul II died on Saturday, the Vatican announced. The 84-year-old Pontiff, who had headed the Roman Catholic Church for 26 years, died at 9.37 p.m (1937 GMT), a statement said. ‘The Holy Father died this evening at 21.37 in his private apartment,’ the statement said. REUTERS/Luciano Mellace/FILE
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    5. Pope John Paul II waves to the crowd from inside the bullet-proof glass vehicle as he rides around the Mile High Stadium at the World Youth Day event in Denver, Colo., in this Aug. 12, 1993 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, April 2, 2005 in his Vatican apartment. He was 84. (AP Photo/John Gaps III)
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    6. File photo of Pope John Paul II gesturing from the balcony of his summer residence in Castelgandolfo, alongside U.S. President George W. Bush north of Rome, on July 23, 2001. The Pope died on April 2, 2005, the Vatican announced. The 84-year-old Pontiff, who headed the Roman Catholic Church for 26 years, died at 1937 GMT, a statement said. REUTERS/Vatican/HO/FILE
      Reuters – 41 minutes ago


    7. Faithful light candles under Pope John Paul II’s apartments 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 in an e-mail Saturday. (AP Photo/ Alessandra Tarantino)
      AP – 39 minutes ago


    8. Pope John Paul II blesses dancers as he arrives for Mass at Indira Gandhi Stadium in New Delhi in this February 2, 1986 file photo. Pope John Paul II died on Saturday, the Vatican announced. The 84-year-old Pontiff, who had headed the Roman Catholic Church for 26 years, died at 9.37 p.m (1937 GMT), a statement said. ‘The Holy Father died this evening at 21.37 in his private apartment,’ the statement said. REUTERS/Luciano Mellace/Files
      Reuters – 40 minutes ago


    9. Pope John Paul II is serenaded by traditionally-dressed musicians as he watches dancers perform upon his arrival to Resurrection Church in the outskirts of Nairobi, Kenya, in this Sept. 19, 1995 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, April 2, 2005 in his Vatican apartment. He was 84. (AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan, File)
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    10. Pope John Paul II sits in a train on his way from Naples to Rome in this February 11, 1986 file photo. Pope John Paul II died on Saturday, the Vatican announced. The 84-year-old Pontiff, who had headed the Roman Catholic Church for 26 years, died at 9.37 p.m (1937 GMT), a statement said. ‘The Holy Father died this evening at 21.37 in his private apartment,’ the statement said. REUTERS/Luciano Mellace/FILE
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      1. Pope John Paul II blesses the faithful as he appears from the window of his private apartments at the Vatican in this March 27, 2005 file photograph. Pope John Paul II died on Saturday, the Vatican announced. The 84-year-old Pontiff, who had headed the Roman Catholic Church for 26 years, died at 9.37 p.m (1937 GMT), a statement said. ‘The Holy Father died this evening at 21.37 in his private apartment,’ the statement said. REUTERS/Max Rossi/File
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      2. Pope John Paul II is surrounded by Protestant bishops from the Pentecostal Church of the U.S. during his weekly general audience in the Paul IV Hall at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 10, 2004. 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/Plinio Lepri)
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      3. This is an undated photo provided by the Vatican, showing Pope John Paul II. 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)
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      4. Pope John Paul II, is seen in this Aug. 29, 1985, file photo with Princess Diana and Prince Charles on occasion of their private audience at the Vatican. 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/Vatican, Arturo Mari)
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      5. Pope John Paul II holds his arm around Mother Teresa as they ride in the Popemobile outside the Home of the Dying in Calcutta, India in this Feb. 1986 file photo 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/File)
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      6. Pope John Paul II waves to the crowd during an arrival ceremony at Newark International Airport in Newark, N.J., in this Oct. 4, 1995 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, April 2, 2005 in his Vatican apartment. He was 84. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
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      7. Pope John Paul II looks at a dove and says ‘Go to Sarajevo’ after he delivered the noon blessing from the window of his studio overlooking St. Peter’s square at the Vatican in this Jan. 28, 1996 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, April 2, 2005 in his Vatican apartment. He was 84.(AP Photo/Bruno Mosconi, File)
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      8. Pope John Paul II’s cape blows in the wind, as he waves to the crowd at the beginning of a Mass at the Kaplicowka Hill (Chapel Hill) in the Polish city of Skoczow near the Czech border May 22, 1995. 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/Jockel Finck)
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      9. A girl holds a candle during a night vigil in Saint Peter’s Square at the Vatican April 2, 2005. Pope John Paul II, who headed the Roman Catholic Church for 26 years, died Saturday evening, the Vatican said in a statement. (Dylan Martinez/Reuters)
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      10. A girl holds a candle during a night vigil in Saint Peter’s Square at the Vatican April 2, 2005. Pope John Paul II, who headed the Roman Catholic Church for 26 years, died Saturday evening, the Vatican said in a statement. Photo by Dylan Martinez/Reuters
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    1. Pope John Paul II blesses as he appears at the window of his private apartments at the Vatican in this March 30, 2005 file photo. The Pope died on April 2, the Vatican announced. 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/Alessandro Bianchi/Files
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    2. Cuban President Fidel Castro stops to show Pope John Paul II his watch as they walk to the podium during the Pope‘s arrival ceremony, at Jose Marti Airport in Havana in this January 21, 1998 file photo. Pope John Paul II died on Saturday, the Vatican announced. The 84-year-old Pontiff, who had headed the Roman Catholic Church for 26 years, died at 9.37 p.m (1937 GMT), a statement said. ‘The Holy Father died this evening at 21.37 in his private apartment,’ the statement said. REUTERS/Zoraida Diaz/FILE
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    3. File photo showing Pope John Paul II as lies wounded in St. Peter’s Square after an assassination attempt on May 13, 1981. Pope John Paul II died on Saturday, the Vatican announced. The 84-year-old Pontiff, who had headed the Roman Catholic Church for 26 years, died at 9.37 p.m (1937 GMT), a statement said. ‘The Holy Father died this evening at 21.37 in his private apartment,’ the statement said. REUTERS/Vatican/Handout/FILE
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    4. An undated file photo showing Pope Paul VI, left, greeting his to-be successor Archbishop Karol Wojtyla of Krakow, at the Vatican. Karol Wojtyla was elected as Pope John Paul II on Oct. 16, 1978. 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/File)
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    5. Pope John Paul II celebrates a mass. The Pope died after a long struggle against crippling infirmity which inspired Christians the world over, ending a tumultuous 26-year reign that shaped world politics.(AFP/File/Gabriel Bouys)
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    6. A 19-year old Karol Wojtyla, the future Pope John Paul II , second from right, is seen holding a rifle while performing ‘present arms’ in this July 1939 file photo. Two months before the outbreak of World War II in Europe, Wojtyla, according to biographers, attended a military training camp in Western Ukraine, then eastern Poland. 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/Adam Gatty-Kostyal)
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    7. Crowds fill St. Peter’s Square as Pope John Paul II is driven through the crowd during a weekly general audience in this Sep. 13, 1979 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, April 2, 2005 in his Vatican apartment. He was 84. (AP Photo)
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    8. Pope John Paul II faces the crowd in front of, and surrounding, St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York, in this Oct. 2, 1979 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, April 2, 2005 in his Vatican apartment. He was 84. (AP Photo, File)
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    9. A faithful’s hands clasped in prayer hold a picture of the pope 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 in an e-mail Saturday. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
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    10. Pope John Paul II is cheered by pilgrims as he arrives at St. Peter’s square at the Vatican for his weekly general audience, in this Sept. 30, 1998 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/Plinio Lepri, File)
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      1. Pilgrims gather in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican. Pope John Paul II died after a long struggle against crippling infirmity which inspired Christians the world over.(AFP/Patrick Hertzog)
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      2. Pope John Paul II stands on top of Mount Nebo, west of Amman, Jordan Monday, March 20, 2000, where tradition says Moses first glimpsed the Promised Land. 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/Arturo Mari/POOL)
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      3. Pope John Paul II is greeted by Papua New Guinea Highland natives on his visit to Mt. Hagen, New Guinea in this May 8, 1984. 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, April 2, 2005 in his Vatican apartment. He was 84. (AP Photo)
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      4. A worshipper holding a candle and an image of Pope John Paul II prays during a special mass in a church in Sao Paulo, April 2, 2005. Pope John Paul II died on Saturday, the Vatican announced. The 84-year-old Pontiff, who had headed the Roman Catholic Church for 26 years, died at 9.37 p.m (1937 GMT), a statement said. ‘The Holy Father died this evening at 21.37 in his private apartment,’ the statement said. REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker
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      5. An undated file photograph shows Pope John Paul II as the young priest Father Karol Wojtyla, when he was in the seminary in Poland. The Pope died on April 2, 2005. the Vatican announced. 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/Vatican
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      6. Pope John Paul II watches fireworks from his balcony at the Vatican in this January 1, 2000 file photograph. John Paul II, who headed the Roman Catholic Church for 26 years, died 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/Vatican/File
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      7. Pope John Paul II places his hands on the forehead of a newly ordained priest during a ceremony in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican, in this April 21, 2002 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/Andrew Medichini, File)
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      8. From the ramparts of the 600-year old Wawel Cathedral in Krakow, Poland, Karol Cardinal Wojtyla greets crowds in this July 9, 1967 file photo, after he recently returned from Rome when he was elevated to cardinal by Pope Paul VI. 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/File)
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      9. A worshipper holding a candle and an image of Pope John Paul II prays during a special mass in a church in Sao Paulo, April 2, 2005. Pope John Paul II died on Saturday, the Vatican announced. The 84-year-old Pontiff, who had headed the Roman Catholic Church for 26 years, died at 9.37 p.m (1937 GMT), a statement said. ‘The Holy Father died this evening at 21.37 in his private apartment,’ the statement said. REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker
        Reuters – 50 minutes ago


      10. Pope John Paul II poses in San Francisco, Ca, with the Golden Gate Bridge in background in this Sept. 17, 1987 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, April 2, 2005 in his Vatican apartment. He was 84. (AP Photo/Dave Tennenbaum)
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      12. Pope John Paul II sits on his chair during a special audience in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican in this May 19, 2003 file photo. Pope John Paul II died on Saturday, the Vatican announced. The 84-year-old Pontiff, who had headed the Roman Catholic Church for 26 years, died at 9.37 p.m (1937 GMT), a statement said. ‘The Holy Father died this evening at 21.37 in his private apartment,’ the statement said. REUTERS/Max Rossi/Files
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      13. Pope John Paul II, surrounded by South America tribal representatives wearing their traditional costumes, smiles during his general audience at Paul VI hall in the Vatican, in this July 2, 2003 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)
        AP – 47 minutes ago


      14. Pope John Paul II rests his hand on the Western Wall in the Old City of Jerusalem, Sunday March 26, 2000 on the last day of his six-day pilgrimage to the Holy Land. 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/Jerome Delay)
        AP – 50 minutes ago


      15. Pope John Paul II holds hands with Mother Teresa after visiting the Casa del Cuore Puro, Mother Teresa’s home for the destitute and dying in the eastern Indian city of Kolkata in this February 3, 1986 file photo. Pope John Paul II died on Saturday, the Vatican announced. The 84-year-old Pontiff, who had headed the Roman Catholic Church for 26 years, died at 9.37 p.m (1937 GMT), a statement said. ‘The Holy Father died this evening at 21.37 in his private apartment,’ the statement said. REUTERS/Luciano Mellace/FILE
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      16. File photo of Pope John Paul II observing a white dove released by children, from the window of his private apartment at the end of the Sunday Angelus prayer at the Vatican, on January 30, 2005. Pope John Paul II died on Saturday, the Vatican announced. The 84-year-old Pontiff, who had headed the Roman Catholic Church for 26 years, died at 9.37 p.m (1937 GMT), a statement said. ‘The Holy Father died this evening at 21.37 in his private apartment,’ the statement said. REUTERS/Max Rossi/FILE
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      17. 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
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      18. Pope John Paul II converses with his would-be assassin, Turkish terrorist Mehmet Ali Agca, in Agca’s prison cell in Rome in this Dec. 27, 1983 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/Vatican, Arturo Mari, File)
        AP – 48 minutes ago


      19. A hand holding a pistol, left, aims from the crowd at Pope John Paul II in St. Peter’s Square in Rome in this May 13, 1981 file photo. Moments later the pontiff was shot. 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, File)
        AP – 50 minutes ago


      20. Pope John Paul II arrives at the altar to celebrate a mass in Krakow’s Blonie meadow in this August 18, 2002 file photo. Pope John Paul II died on Saturday, the Vatican announced. The 84-year-old Pontiff, who had headed the Roman Catholic Church for 26 years, died at 9.37 p.m (1937 GMT), a statement said. REUTERS/Vincenzo Pinto/FILE
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      21. Pope John Paul II holds his first Mass in Cuba, in this Jan. 22, 1998 file photo, in Santa Clara, Cuba. 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 in an e-mail Saturday, April 2, 2005. (AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis,File)
        AP – 1 hour, 2 minutes ago

      22. An undated file photograph shows Pope John Paul II as the young priest Father Karol Wojtyla, when he was in the seminary in Poland. The Pope died on April 2, 2005. the Vatican announced. 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/Vatican
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      23. Pope John Paul II watches fireworks from his balcony at the Vatican in this January 1, 2000 file photograph. John Paul II, who headed the Roman Catholic Church for 26 years, died 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/Vatican/File
        Reuters – 49 minutes ago


      24. Pope John Paul II places his hands on the forehead of a newly ordained priest during a ceremony in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican, in this April 21, 2002 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/Andrew Medichini, File)
        AP – 50 minutes ago


      25. From the ramparts of the 600-year old Wawel Cathedral in Krakow, Poland, Karol Cardinal Wojtyla greets crowds in this July 9, 1967 file photo, after he recently returned from Rome when he was elevated to cardinal by Pope Paul VI. 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/File)
        AP – 49 minutes ago


      26. A worshipper holding a candle and an image of Pope John Paul II prays during a special mass in a church in Sao Paulo, April 2, 2005. Pope John Paul II died on Saturday, the Vatican announced. The 84-year-old Pontiff, who had headed the Roman Catholic Church for 26 years, died at 9.37 p.m (1937 GMT), a statement said. ‘The Holy Father died this evening at 21.37 in his private apartment,’ the statement said. REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker
        Reuters – 52 minutes ago


      27. Pope John Paul II poses in San Francisco, Ca, with the Golden Gate Bridge in background in this Sept. 17, 1987 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, April 2, 2005 in his Vatican apartment. He was 84. (AP Photo/Dave Tennenbaum)
        AP – 51 minutes ago


      28. Pope John Paul II sits on his chair during a special audience in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican in this May 19, 2003 file photo. Pope John Paul II died on Saturday, the Vatican announced. The 84-year-old Pontiff, who had headed the Roman Catholic Church for 26 years, died at 9.37 p.m (1937 GMT), a statement said. ‘The Holy Father died this evening at 21.37 in his private apartment,’ the statement said. REUTERS/Max Rossi/Files
        Reuters – 52 minutes ago


      29. Pope John Paul II, surrounded by South America tribal representatives wearing their traditional costumes, smiles during his general audience at Paul VI hall in the Vatican, in this July 2, 2003 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)
        AP – 49 minutes ago


      30. Pope John Paul II rests his hand on the Western Wall in the Old City of Jerusalem, Sunday March 26, 2000 on the last day of his six-day pilgrimage to the Holy Land. 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/Jerome Delay)
        AP – 52 minutes ago


      31. Pope John Paul II holds hands with Mother Teresa after visiting the Casa del Cuore Puro, Mother Teresa’s home for the destitute and dying in the eastern Indian city of Kolkata in this February 3, 1986 file photo. Pope John Paul II died on Saturday, the Vatican announced. The 84-year-old Pontiff, who had headed the Roman Catholic Church for 26 years, died at 9.37 p.m (1937 GMT), a statement said. ‘The Holy Father died this evening at 21.37 in his private apartment,’ the statement said. REUTERS/Luciano Mellace/FILE
        Reuters – 49 minutes ago

      32. File photo of Pope John Paul II observing a white dove released by children, from the window of his private apartment at the end of the Sunday Angelus prayer at the Vatican, on January 30, 2005. Pope John Paul II died on Saturday, the Vatican announced. The 84-year-old Pontiff, who had headed the Roman Catholic Church for 26 years, died at 9.37 p.m (1937 GMT), a statement said. ‘The Holy Father died this evening at 21.37 in his private apartment,’ the statement said. REUTERS/Max Rossi/FILE
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      33. 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
        AP – 51 minutes ago


      34. Pope John Paul II converses with his would-be assassin, Turkish terrorist Mehmet Ali Agca, in Agca’s prison cell in Rome in this Dec. 27, 1983 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/Vatican, Arturo Mari, File)
        AP – 50 minutes ago


      35. A hand holding a pistol, left, aims from the crowd at Pope John Paul II in St. Peter’s Square in Rome in this May 13, 1981 file photo. Moments later the pontiff was shot. 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, File)
        AP – 52 minutes ago


      36. Pope John Paul II arrives at the altar to celebrate a mass in Krakow’s Blonie meadow in this August 18, 2002 file photo. Pope John Paul II died on Saturday, the Vatican announced. The 84-year-old Pontiff, who had headed the Roman Catholic Church for 26 years, died at 9.37 p.m (1937 GMT), a statement said. REUTERS/Vincenzo Pinto/FILE
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      37. Pope John Paul II holds his first Mass in Cuba, in this Jan. 22, 1998 file photo, in Santa Clara, Cuba. 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 in an e-mail Saturday, April 2, 2005. (AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis,File)
        AP – 1 hour, 4 minutes ago


      38. Pope John Paul looks on before a meeting with European Commission President Romano Prodi at the Vatican, in this Oct. 28, 2004 file photo. 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 in an e-mail Saturday, April 2, 2005. (AP Photo)
        AP – 1 hour, 4 minutes ago


      39. Pope John Paul II stands on top of Mount Nebo west of Amman in this March 20, 2000 file photo where tradition says Moses first glimpsed the Promised Land. Pope John Paul II died on Saturday, the Vatican announced. The 84-year-old Pontiff, who had headed the Roman Catholic Church for 26 years, died at 9.37 p.m (1937 GMT), a statement said. REUTERS/Arturo Mari/Pool/FILE
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      40. Pope John Paul II attends a meeting with the young after celebrating a mass in the Roman parish church of Santa Maria della Speranza (St. Mary of the Hope) in Rome, in this Jan. 19, 1997 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, has died at 84, the Vatican announced in an e-mail Saturday, April 2, 2005. (AP Photo/Giulio Broglio, File)
        AP – 1 hour, 4 minutes ago


      41. Pope John Paul II kisses a child at the end of his general audience in the Paul VI hall at the Vatican, in this June 23, 2004 file photo. 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 in an e-mail Saturday, April 2, 2005. (AP Photo/Massimo Sambucetti, File)
        AP – 1 hour, 3 minutes ago

      42. Pope John Paul II waves to faithfuls as he leaves the Vatican, in this Aug. 8, 2001 file photo, after his traditional weekly audience. 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 in an e-mail Saturday, April 2, 2005. (AP Photo/Plinio Lepri, File)
        AP – 1 hour, 5 minutes ago


      43. Pope John Paul II delivers his blessing as he arrives St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican for the Vespers celebrations on May 29, 2004. 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 in an e-mail Saturday, April 2, 2005. (AP Photo/Plinio Lepri)
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      44. Pope John Paul II waves as he departs the Kiel Center following a youth rally and prayer service in St. Louis, in this Jan. 26, 1999 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, has died at 84, the Vatican announced in an e-mail Saturday, April 2, 2005. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta, File)
        AP – 1 hour, 4 minutes ago


      45. File photo of Pope John Paul II waving to the crowd at the end of his Mass at Aqueduct Raceway in New York, on October 6, 1995. Pope John Paul II died on Saturday, the Vatican announced. The 84-year-old Pontiff, who had headed the Roman Catholic Church for 26 years, died at 9.37 p.m (1937 GMT), a statement said. ‘The Holy Father died this evening at 21.37 in his private apartment,’ the statement said. REUTERS/Gary Hershorn/FILE
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      46. Pope John Paul II leans on his pastoral staff during his visit to the San Mattia parish church in the outskirts of Rome, in this March 14, 1999 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/Pier Paolo Cito, File)
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      47. Pope John Paul II gestures during his weekly general audience in the Paul VI hall at the Vatican, in this Sept. 4, 2002 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, has died at 84, the Vatican announced in an e-mail Saturday, April 2, 2005. (AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito, File)
        AP – 1 hour, 1 minute ago


      48. U.S. President George W. Bush (L) greets Pope John Paul II during their meeting at the Vatican in this June 4, 2004 file photo. The Pope died on April 2, 2005 the Vatican announced. The 84-year-old Pontiff, who headed the Roman Catholic Church for 26 years, died at 1937 GMT, a statement said. REUTERS/Vincenzo Pinto/Files
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      49. An undated photo showing a young Karol Wojtyla, top left, among unidentified schoolmates. 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)
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      50. Pope John Paul II kisses a baby prior of the Pontiff’s weekly general audience at the Vatican in this November 28, 2001 file photo. Pope John Paul II died on Saturday, the Vatican announced. The 84-year-old Pontiff, who had headed the Roman Catholic Church for 26 years, died at 9.37 p.m (1937 GMT), a statement said. REUTERS/Paolo Cocco/FILE
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      51. File photo of U.S. President Ronald Reagan and first lady Nancy Reagan with Pope John Paul II, during their meeting at the Vatican on June 6, 1987. Pope John Paul II died on Saturday, the Vatican announced. The 84-year-old Pontiff, who had headed the Roman Catholic Church for 26 years, died at 9.37 p.m (1937 GMT), a statement said. ‘The Holy Father died this evening at 21.37 in his private apartment,’ the statement said. REUTERS/Vatican/FILE
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      52. File photo of Pope John Paul II grimacing during his weekly general audience in Rome on October 2, 1996. Pope John Paul II died on Saturday, the Vatican announced. The 84-year-old Pontiff, who had headed the Roman Catholic Church for 26 years, died at 9.37 p.m (1937 GMT), a statement said. ‘The Holy Father died this evening at 21.37 in his private apartment,’ the statement said. REUTERS/Paul Hanna/FILE
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      53. A woman prays in the catholic cathedral in Moscow. Pope John Paul II died after a long struggle against crippling infirmity which inspired Christians the world over, ending a tumultuous 26-year reign that shaped world politics.(AFP/Yuri Kadobnov)
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      54. A woman prays at the end of a mass by the Pope‘s Vicar for Rome Cardinal Camillo Ruini dedicated to Pope John Paul II in the ‘Santissimi Apostoli’ church in Rome, 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 in an e-mail Saturday. (AP Photo/Corrado Giambalvo)
        AP – 1 hour, 3 minutes ago


      55. A Swiss Guard closes the bronze door under the portico in Saint Peter’s Square, where several thousand people gathered to be close to Pope John Paul II, at the Vatican April 2, 2005. This door is closed every night and over the centuries it is also closed when a pope dies and is kept closed until a new pontiff is elected. Pope John Paul II died on Saturday, the Vatican announced. The 84-year-old Pontiff, who had headed the Roman Catholic Church for 26 years, died at 9.37 p.m (1937 GMT), a statement said. REUTERS/Max Rossi
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      56. A Catholic nun prays for Pope John Paul II at a Polish church in Frankfurt. The Pope died after a long struggle against crippling infirmity which inspired Christians the world over, ending a tumultuous 26-year reign that shaped world politics.(AFP/DDP/Martin Oeser)
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      57. Pope John Paul II attends a ceremony in St. Peter’s square at the Vatican, in this April 1, 2004 file photo. 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 in an e-mail Saturday, April 2, 2005. (AP Photo/Plinio Lepri, File)
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      58. Pope John Paul II and US President Ronald Reagan, shown here in September 1987. Former US first lady Nancy Reagan recalled, in a CNN interview, common traits of the Pope and her late husband, both key players on the world stage when communism in Europe collapsed.(AFP/Mike Sargent)
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      59. Cardinal Karol Wojtyla, Archbishop of Krakow, Poland is seen in this 1968 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, File)
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      60. Pope John Paul II prays in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel in Cathedral Basilica prior to the evening prayer service in this Jan. 27, 1999 file photo, in St. Louis. 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 in an e-mail Saturday, April 2, 2005. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta, File)
        AP – 1 hour, 3 minutes ago


      61. Pope John Paul II waves to faithful during a mass in Maribor, Slovenia, in this Sept. 19, 1999 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/Massimo Sambucceti, File)
        AP – 59 minutes ago

      62. Pope John Paul II delivers his blessing at the St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican in this Dec. 25, 2001 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, has died at 84, the Vatican announced in an e-mail Saturday, April 2, 2005. (AP Photo/Arturo Mari, File)
        AP – 1 hour, 3 minutes ago


      63. A woman prays with other faithful during a mass by the Pope‘s Vicar for Rome Cardinal Camillo Ruini at a mass dedicated to Pope John Paul II in the ‘Santissimi Apostoli’ church in Rome, 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 in an e-mail Saturday. (AP Photo/Corrado Giambalvo)
        AP – 1 hour, 3 minutes ago


      64. Pope John Paul II looks at a white dove released in honor of his repeated calls for peace by Roman youths in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, in this April 10, 2003 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, has died at 84, the Vatican announced in an e-mail Saturday, April 2, 2005. (AP Photo/Massimo Sambucetti, File)
        AP – 1 hour, 1 minute ago


      65. Pope John Paul II, the former Karol Wojtyla, is seen when he was 12, in Wadowice, Poland. 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, File)
        AP – 59 minutes ago


      66. File photo of Pope John Paul II in front of the statue of ‘Christ the Redeemer’ atop Corcovado mountain in Rio de Janeiro, during his first trip in Brazil in 1980. Pope John Paul II died on Saturday, the Vatican announced. The 84-year-old Pontiff, who had headed the Roman Catholic Church for 26 years, died at 9.37 p.m (1937 GMT), a statement said. ‘The Holy Father died this evening at 21.37 in his private apartment,’ the statement said. REUTERS/Vatican/FILE
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      67. A gust of wind blows Pope John Paul II’s cassock as he rests his head in his hands during the weekly general audience in Saint Peter’s Square, in this September 25, 2002 file photograph. Pope John Paul II died on Saturday, the Vatican announced. The 84-year-old Pontiff, who had headed the Roman Catholic Church for 26 years, died at 9.37 p.m (1937 GMT), a statement said. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez/FILE
        Reuters – 1 hour, 2 minutes ago


      68. Pope John Paul II breaks into a long laugh at the Vatican in this Feb. 17, 2004 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, April 2, 2005 in his Vatican apartment. He was 84. (AP Photo/Massimo Sambucetti, File)
        AP – 59 minutes ago


      69. Pope John Paul II uses a computer to send a special message to bishops via the Internet during an audience in the Clementine hall at the Vatican, Thursday, Nov. 22, 2001. 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 in an e-mail Saturday, April 2, 2005. (AP Photo/Massimo Sambucetti/Pool)
        AP – 1 hour, 6 minutes ago


      70. Pope John Paul II appears for the first time after surgery at the window of the Gemelli Hospital in Rome in this July 26, 1992 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, has died at 84, the Vatican announced in an e-mail Saturday, April 2, 2005. (AP Photo/Massimo Sambucetti, File)
        AP – 1 hour, 9 minutes ago

      71. William Cardinal Keeler, the Archbishop of Baltimore, blesses the crowd at the end of a Mass celebrating the 200th anniversary of the National Shrine Grotto of Lourdes in Emmitsburg, Md., Saturday, April 2, 2005. With Pope John Paul II’s health in very serious condition, Keeler underscored the pontiff’s influence on the world’s youth. (AP Photo/Chris Gardner)
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      72. Worshippers pray for ailing Pope John Paul II during a special mass inside the Almudena Cathedral in Madrid, April 2, 2005. Pope John Paul II died on Saturday, the Vatican announced. The 84-year-old Pontiff, who had headed the Roman Catholic Church for 26 years, died at 9.37 p.m (1937 GMT), a statement said. REUTERS/Andrea Comas
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      73. Pope John Paul II died on April 2, 2005, the Vatican announced. The 84-year-old Pontiff, who headed the Roman Catholic Church for 26 years, died at 9.37 p.m (1937 GMT), a statement said. John Paul is pictured praying in Saint John of Laterano Basilic, where he celebrated a mass and headed a procession through Rome to celebrate the Roman Catholic feast of Corpus Domini, in this June 19, 2003 file photo. REUTERS/Max Rossi/Files
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      74. Pope John Paul II raises his arms outside a hospital in Rome where he paid a visit to Polish bishop Andrej Maria Deskur in this October 17, 1978 file photo. The Pope died on April 2, the Vatican announced. The 84-year-old Pontiff, who headed the Roman Catholic Church for 26 years, died at 1937 GMT, a statement said. REUTERS/Mal Langsdon/Files
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      75. Pope John Paul II kisses the ground upon his arrival in Chile in this April 1, 1987 file photograph. Pope John Paul II died on Saturday, the Vatican announced. The 84-year-old Pontiff, who had headed the Roman Catholic Church for 26 years, died at 9.37 p.m (1937 GMT), a statement said. REUTERS/Soo Strong/File
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      76. Pope John Paul II addresses the 50th session of the United Nations in this Oct. 5, 1995 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, has died at 84, the Vatican announced in an e-mail Saturday, April 2, 2005. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
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      77. Pope John Paul II waves to faithfuls gathered for the weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, in this May 2, 2001 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, has died at 84, the Vatican announced in an e-mail Saturday, April 2, 2005. (AP Photo/Plinio Lepri, File)
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      78. Newly-elected Pope John Paul II raises his arms in greeting the crowd from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City in this Oct. 16, 1978 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, has died at 84, the Vatican announced in an e-mail Saturday, April 2, 2005. (AP Photo, File)
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      79. U.S. President George W. Bush listens to Pope John Paul II at the Vatican in this June 4, 2004 file photo. Bush called Pope John Paul II a ‘champion of human dignity’ as he awaited word on April 2 on the ailing pope‘s condition. Bush opened his weekly radio address with a comment about John Paul, who lies close to death at the Vatican. Photo by Jason Reed/Reuters
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