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(From L) US President George W. Bush, First Lady Laura Bush, former president George Bush, former president Bill Clinton and US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice pay their respects to Pope John Paul II as he lies-in-state at St Peter's Basilica in the Vatican City (AFP/Pool/Danilo Schiavella) |
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US President George W. Bush (C) arrives with his father former president George Bush, to pay their respects to Pope John Paul II as he lies-in-state at St Peter's Basilica in the Vatican City. A vast security operation to protect world leaders attending the pope's funeral was in top gear as Bush arrived (AFP/Pool/Danilo Schiavella) |
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Thousands continue in line up pay their respects to the late Pope John Paul II at the Vatican April 7, 2005. John Paul's funeral on Friday will draw the biggest gathering of the powerful and the humble in modern times. Four kings, five queens, at least 70 presidents and prime ministers and more than 14 leaders of other religions will attend alongside what the Vatican expects will be two million faithful; the largest number of pilgrims to converge on St. Peter's Square in its history. (Polizia Moderna/Reuters) |
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Faithful rest next to St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican, Thursday, April 7, 2005. Police reopened the line to the Basilica Thursday, giving the faithful a final chance to pay respects to Pope John Paul II who died on Saturday, April 2, 2005 at the age of 84. The funerals of the pontiff will be held on Friday. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong) |
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Thousands of people continue in line to pay their last respects to late Pope John Paul II at the Vatican, April 7, 2005. The funeral of the Pope on Friday will draw the biggest gathering of the powerful and the humble in modern times. Four kings, five queens, at least 70 presidents and prime ministers and more than 14 leaders of other religions will attend alongside what the Vatican expects will be two million faithful; the largest number of pilgrims to converge on St. Peter's Square in its history. REUTERS/Polizia Moderna/Handout |
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A group of priests pray in front of Pope John Paul II as he lies in state inside St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican City. (AFP/Filippo Monteforte) |
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An aerial view of people who continue to line up to pay their last respects to late Pope John Paul II, at the Vatican, April 7, 2005. The funeral of Pope John Paul on Friday will draw the biggest gathering of the powerful and the humble in modern times. Four kings, five queens, at least 70 presidents and prime ministers and more than 14 leaders of other religions will attend alongside what the Vatican expects will be two million faithful. REUTERS/Polizia Moderna/Handout |
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In this photo made available by the Vatican newspaper Osservatore Romano, Spain's King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia pay their respects to the late Pope John Paul II in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Thursday, April 7, 2005. Royals, dignitaries and religious leaders from over 80 countries have come to Rome to say their last farewell to late John Paul II who died on Saturday, April 2, 2005 and attend his funeral Mass on Friday. (AP Photo/L'Osservatore Romano, ho) |
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