Pope John Paul II: Life, glory and the last days

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Cardinal Juan Luis Cipriani (L) leads a special mass for Pope John Paul II, in Lima's cathedral, on April 1, when Roman Catholics around the world waited and prayed as Pope John Paul slid toward death on Saturday after a 26-year reign that helped undermine Soviet communism and vigorously upheld long-standing Vatican doctrines.

Cardinal Juan Luis Cipriani (L) leads a special mass for Pope John Paul II, in Lima's cathedral, on April 1, when Roman Catholics around the world waited and prayed as Pope John Paul slid toward death on Saturday after a 26-year reign that helped undermine Soviet communism and vigorously upheld long-standing Vatican doctrines. — Reuters