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Pope John Paul II blesses two dancers at the end of their performance during a ceremony in St Peter's Square at the Vatican, Thursday, April 1, 2004 (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) |
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Youth and other faithful wave to Pope John Paul II during a ceremony celebrated in St Peter's Square at the Vatican, Thursday, April 1, 2004. (AP Photo/Plinio Lepri) |
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Break dancers perform in St Peter's Square at the Vatican prior to the start of a ceremony celebrated by Pope John Paul II, Thursday, April 1, 2004 (AP Photo/Plinio Lepri) |
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Youths wave their scarfs during a ceremony held by Pope John Paul II in St Peter's Square at the Vatican, Thursday, April 1, 2004. With break-dancers spinning on the steps of St Peter's Basilica, the Pontiff urged Catholic young people to make a 'radical choice' to dedicate themselves to God. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) |
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Pope John Paul II arrives to lead a festive rally in St Peter's Square at the Vatican, April 1, 2004. Nearly 50,000 young people feted the Pope on Thursday. The 83-year-old Pope told them the Catholic Church must do more to reach out to young people and asked them to be faithful to the gospel. (REUTERS/Max Rossi) |
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A group of nuns goes through a metal detector prior to a Palm Sunday Mass led by Pope John Paul II in Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican April 4, 2004. Amid heightened security around the Vatican, Pope John Paul led the world's Roman Catholics in Palm Sunday celebrations, marking the start of an intense week of services that will test his health. (REUTERS/Max Rossi) |
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A marble statue overlooks St Peter's Square as Pope John Paul II leads the Palm Sunday Mass at the Vatican April 4, 2004. Amid heightened security around the Vatican, Pope John Paul led the world's Roman Catholics in Palm Sunday celebrations, marking the start of an intense week of services that will test his health. (REUTERS/Max Rossi) |
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Nigerian Cardinal Francis Arinze bows his head holding a palm branch in front of Pope John Paul II as he leads the Palm Sunday Mass at the Vatican April 4, 2004. Amid heightened security around the Vatican, Pope John Paul led the world's Roman Catholics in Palm Sunday celebrations, marking the start of an intense week of services that will test his health. (REUTERS/Max Rossi) |
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Pope John Paul II blesses with holy water as he leads the Palm Sunday Mass in St Peter's Square at the Vatican April 4, 2004. Amid heightened security around the Vatican, Pope John Paul led the world's Roman Catholics in Palm Sunday celebrations, marking the start of an intense week of services that will test his health. (REUTERS/Max Rossi) |
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Pope John Paul II, clutching a braided palm as a symbol of hope and peace, gives on Sunday April 4, 2004, his blessing to some cardinals in a Palm Sunday service in St Peter's Square, a celebration the Vatican described as an "antidote" to the fears of a world grappling with terror and war. (AP Photo/Plinio Lepri) |
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Pope John Paul II, clutching a braided palm as a symbol of hope and peace, gives his blessing to thousands of young people in a Palm Sunday service in St Peter's Square, a celebration the Vatican described as an "antidote" to the fears of a world grappling with terror and war. (AP Photo/Plinio Lepri) |