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A
view of St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, prior to a rosary prayer
Sunday, April 3, 2005 after Pope John Paul II died at 21:37 local
time Saturday, April 2. Vatican officials late Sunday led the faithful
gathered in St. Peter's Square in a rosary prayer interspersed with
readings on the Resurrection from the Gospel according to St. Luke.
(
AP Photo/Lefteris
Pitarakis)
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Thousands
of people crowd St. Peter's Square at the Vatican as they attend
a Mass for the repose of Pope John Paul II's soul celebrated by
the Vatican secretary of state, Cardinal Angelo Sodano, Sunday,
April 3, 2005, on the steps of St. Peter's Basilica. The Vatican
announced that John Paul died at 21:37 local time Saturday, April
2, after a long struggle against debilitating illness. He was 84.
(AP Photo/Andrew
Medichinii)
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File
photo showing Pope John Paul II (C) lies bleeding in his open car
moments after he was shot by Turkish gunman Mehmet Ali Agca in St.
Peter's Square, on May 13, 1981. 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.
(Vatican/Reuters)
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A child's
drawing portraying Pope John Paul II was left on a statue as thousands
of people crowded St. Peter's Square at the Vatican to attend a
Mass for the repose of Pope John Paul II's soul celebrated on the
steps of St. Peter's Basilica by the Vatican secretary of state,
Cardinal Angelo Sodano, Sunday, April 3, 2005, The Vatican announced
that John Paul died at 21:37 local time Saturday, April 2, after
a long struggle against debilitating illness. He was 84.
(AP Photo/Lefteris
Piterakis)
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A couple embrace
in Saint Peter's Square, where hundreds of faithful were gathered
in a somber vigil under Pope John Paul II's windows, as they look
towards the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican April 2, 2005. Pope
John Paul is slipping in and out of consciousness, the Vatican said
as Roman Catholics around the world prepared for the death of the
Pontiff who fought communism and defended church orthodoxy.
(Stefano Rellandini/Reuters)
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In this
picture made available by the Italian Presidency, Cardinal Miloslav
Vlk of the Czech Republic, left, and Cardinal Francesco Marchisano
of Italy mourn Pope John Paul II, lying out in state in the Clementine
Hall at the Vatican, Sunday, April 3, 2005. The Pope died on Saturday
at the Vatican after a 26-year pontificate. He was 84.
(AP Photo/Italian
Presidency, Enrico Oliverio)
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