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• Paying respects - Catholics pay their respects as they view the body of Pope John Paul II.

	A huge crowd of Poles holds candles during a special Mass for the late Pope John Paul II at the Blonie open space in Krakow.  More than 500,00 people assembled on the fields for Mass as tens of thousands more Poles made their way to Rome for the funeral.
	Thousands of people pray during an open-air Mass for Pope John Paul II in Blonie fields in Krakaw.  Some 60,000 young Poles gathered in the central Market Square for a silent march in homage to the Polish-born pope.  The Pope celebrated Mass for some 3 million people on his last visit to his native country in 2002.
	Costa Ricans pray during a Mass for Pope John Paul II at the Metropolitan Cathedral in San Jose.
	Flags with pictures of Pope John Paul II are seen in Krakow, Poland.
	An Italian Air Force helicopter flies past the Vatican's St. Peter's Basilica.  Presidents, royalty and millions of pilgrims are massing in Rome for the funeral of  Pope John Paul II.
	Nuns trained a s nurses rest on wheelchairs while waiting to assist elderly and disabled pilgrims in Rome.
	President George W. Bush, first Lady Laura Bush, former US President George H. W. Bush, former US President Bill Clinton and US Secretary of State Condoleazza Rice view the body of Pope John Paul II lying in state inside St. Peter's Basilica.
	Mourners wait in line to view the body of Pope John Paul II in Rome.
	Catholic monks follow the cross in procession as they arrive for the Mass in memory of the late Pope John Paul II in the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem's Old City.
	Thousands of mourners line up inside St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican to pay their respect to the late Pope John Paul II.
	Mourners sleep in St. Peter's Square before viewing the body of Pope John Paul II.
	Tens of thousands of people wait to enter St. Peter's Basilica to say their final goodbye to the pontiff.
	Tens of thousands of people wait to enter St. Peter's Basilica to say their final goodbye to the pontiff.
	A woman sits with her head in her hands during a solemn Mass for Pope John Paul II in Sidney.
	Pallbearers carry the body of Pope John Paul II through a packed St. Peter's Square en route to the Basilica at the Vatican.
	The body of Pope John Paul II lies in state in St. Peter's Basilica, on the first day on which mourners could pay their respects.

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