A priest talks to nuns before they travel from Warsaw to Rome April 29, 2011 for Pope John Paul II's beatification ceremony. About 800 pilgrims departed from Poland by train to witness Sunday's beatification ceremony at the Vatican.
Polish pilgrims greet one another as they prepare to travel from Warsaw to Rome April 29, 2011 for Pope John Paul II's beatification ceremony. About 800 pilgrims departed from Poland by train to witness Sunday's beatification ceremony at the Vatican.
Polish pilgrims wave as they prepare to travel from Warsaw to Rome April 29, 2011 for Pope John Paul II's beatification ceremony. About 800 pilgrims departed from Poland by train to witness Sunday's beatification ceremony at the Vatican.
Pigrims wave crosses as a special train leaves for Rome, in Warsaw, Poland, Friday, April 29, 2011. About 800 pilgrims took a special train to join tens of thousands of Poles attending the upcoming beatification of Pope John Paul II. The writing reads: Have no fear. Open the doors to Christ.
A Polish pilgrim waves a cross at Warsaw station as he prepares to travel to Rome April 29, 2011 for Pope John Paul II's beatification ceremony. About 800 pilgrims departed from Poland by train to witness the beatification ceremony of the late Pope John Paul II at the Vatican on Sunday.
Priest Michal Wudarczyk blesses pilgrims after praying in a train during a journey from Warsaw to Rome for Pope John Paul II's beatification ceremony, April 29, 2011. About 800 pilgrims departed from Poland by train to witness the beatification ceremony at the Vatican.
Polish nuns travel on a special train leaves for Rome, in Warsaw, Poland, late evening Friday, April 29, 2011. About 800 pilgrims took a special train to join tens of thousands of Poles attending the upcoming beatification of Pope John Paul II.
Polish pilgrims travel on a special train leaves for Rome, in Warsaw, Poland, late evening Friday, April 29, 2011. About 800 pilgrims took a special train to join tens of thousands of Poles attending the upcoming beatification of Pope John Paul II.
A Polish priest travels among with pilgrims on a special train leaves for Rome, in Warsaw, Poland, late evening Friday, April 29, 2011. About 800 pilgrims took a special train to join tens of thousands of Poles attending the upcoming beatification of Pope John Paul II.
French pilgrims stand beside a police car after arriving by special train at the central railway station in Rome on April 30, 2011, on the eve of the beatification of the late Pope John Paul II. Thousands of pilgrims swarmed into central Rome on a drizzly day amid tight security measures on the eve of a ceremony for late pope John Paul II's beatification, a critical step towards sainthood.
Pilgrims arrive as they gather to honour Pope John Paul II on the eve of his Beatification at St. Peter's square in the Vatican on April 30, 2011. Thousands of pilgrims swarmed into central Rome on a drizzly amid tight security measures on the eve of a ceremony for late pope John Paul II's beatification, a critical step towards sainthood.
Polish Pilgrims stand behind their national flag as they wait in line to enter St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican on April 30, 2011, a day ahead of the ceremony of Beatification for the late Pope John Paul II. Thousands of excitable pilgrims swarmed into central Rome on Saturday on the eve of a ceremony to mark late pope John Paul II's step towards sainthood, as the Vatican geared up for the show.
French pilgrims disembark on April 30, 2011 in Civitavecchia port, some 60 kilometers from Rome, from a ferry chartered for some 700 French believers of Arles and Aix-en-Provence's diocese coming to The Vatican for the beatification of late Pope John Paul II the day after. French nun Marie Simon-Pierre, whose unexplained healing was the miracle that qualified John Paul for beatification is also from the same diocese.
Pilgrims wait in line to enter St. Peter's Basilica in St. Peter's Square in the Vatican on April 30, 2011, a day ahead of the Beatification ceremony for the late Pope John Paul II. Thousands of excitable pilgrims swarmed into central Rome on the eve of a ceremony to mark late pope John Paul II's step towards sainthood, as the Vatican geared up for the show.
Sévères mesures de sécurités renforcées
An Italian Police officer instructs his dogon the stage in Rome's Circus Maximus prior to an all-night prayer vigil ahead of Sunday's beatification of late Pope John Paul II, Saturday, April 30, 2011. An all-night prayer vigil begins Saturday night in Rome's Circus Maximus, featuring testimony from the French nun whose inexplicable cure from Parkinson's disease was the miracle needed to beatify John Paul. On Sunday, Pope Benedict XVI will beatify John Paul in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican.
A member of the faithful wears a t-shirt with a picture of Pope John Paul II at St. Peter's Square in the Vatican April 30, 2011. The late Pope John Paul II will be beatified on May 1, 2011.
A Polish choir sings beneath the Colonnade in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Saturday, April 30, 2011. On Sunday, Pope Benedict XVI will beatify John Paul II in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican.
A sister passes near a sign reading, "Pope John Paul II" during an exhibition in the Vatican April 28, 2011. The Vatican is preparing to elevate the late pontiff, John Paul II, one step closer to sainthood on Sunday in a ceremony of beatification.
Pope John Paul II presents the host to the faithful, during the mass he celebrates in Ars, Lyon's area, center France, on October 6, 1986. It is his 31th International Pastoral visit.
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