Summary
CATHOLICS across the world wept and prayed for Pope John Paul II yesterday as news from the Vatican dominated their thoughts.
In Poland, hundreds went to the church where he worshipped as a boy, joining a nationwide tide of emotion as the health of Poland's favourite son worsened.See the full content of this document
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Hundreds Flock to Childhood Church 'This Is the Will of God, We Just Have to Pray. Everything Is in the Hands of God'
Parishioners, many of them red-eyed and distraught, packed into St Mary's Church in Wadowice, kneeling in pews and on the stone f loor as a nun read prayers from the candle-lit altar.
"This situation is so difficult. I took time off from work to come and pray, " said pl...See the full content of this document
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