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Pope John Paul II looks on as he passes behind the relics of the blessed during a beatification mass in Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican for five new blessed of the
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Pope John Paul II waves to pilgrims and tourists who gathered outside a mountaintop retreat to hear his Sunday prayer in Les Combes, July 11, 2004. The 84 year old Pope is
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Pope John Paul II statue next to Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, France Photograph by Michal Bednarek - Fine Art America
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POPE JOHN PAUL II WAVES FROM HIS CAR AS HE ARRIVES AT HIS SUMMER RESIDENCE IN LES COMBES, NORTHERN ITALY. Pope John Paul II waves from his car as he arrives at
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