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Pope beatifies John Paul before 1m faithful

Updated: 2011-05-01 21:07

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Pope beatifies John Paul before 1m faithful
A young boy poses with a photo of late Pope John Paul II at the Old town of Krakow April 30, 2011. Pope John Paul's coffin was exhumed on Friday from the crypts below St Peter's Basilica and will be placed in front of the main altar. After Sunday's beatification mass, it will remain there and the basilica will remain open until all visitors who want to view it have done so. It will then be moved to a new crypt under an altar in a side chapel near Michelangelo's statue of the Pieta. The marble slab that covered his first burial place will be sent to Poland. [Photo/Agencies]

Pope beatifies John Paul before 1m faithful
A priest hands over photos of Pope John Paul II before a mass in celebration of his Beatification in Manila May 1, 2011. Pope John Paul II moves a step closer to sainthood on Sunday when his successor beatifies him before an expected crowd of several hundred thousand people. [Photo/Agenices]

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