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THE late Pope John Paul II has moved a major step closer to sainthood after a ceremony that drew about 1.5 million people, the largest crowd in Rome since his funeral six years ago.
"From now on Pope John Paul shall be called 'blessed', " Pope Benedict, wearing white and gold robes, proclaimed in Latin, establishing that his predecessor's feast day would be October 22, the day of the inauguration of John Paul's pontificate in 1978.See the full content of this document
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Blessed John Paul Heads for Sainthood
To the cheers of the crowd, a tapestry showing a smiling John Paul was unveiled after Benedict read the proclamation.
St Peter's Square was packed and the crowd stretche...See the full content of this document
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