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PHOTO: EAST NEWS/AFP PHOTO Pope John Paul II reads his speach during the welkomes ceremony for his arrival at the international airport of Krakow Balice August 16, 2002. The 82-year-old pontiff, who faces a daily battle against the effects of Parkinson's disease and arthritis has become increasingly frail in recent months, is making his ninth papal visit to his home country of Poland spending four days in and around Krakow, where he was archbishop before his surprise election as pope in 1978.
PHOTO: EAST NEWS/AFP PHOTO Pope John Paul II receives honour guard during the welkomes ceremony for his arrival at the international airport of Krakow Balice August 16, 2002. The 82-year-old pontiff, who faces a daily battle against the effects of Parkinson's disease and arthritis has become increasingly frail in recent months, is making his ninth papal visit to his home country of Poland spending four days in and around Krakow, where he was archbishop before his surprise election as pope in 1978
PHOTO: EAST NEWS/AFP Pope John Paul II takes part in a native ritual performed by indigenous women, during the beatification mass held at the Basilica of Guadalupe in Mexico City, 01 August 2002. The Pope beatified today two native Mexicans, killed by fellow villagers they denounced for praying to traditional gods in violation of decrees issued by the Spanish colonialists. Beatification is the first step toward declaring a person a saint.
PHOTO: EAST NEWS/AFP PHOTO A girl offers flowers to Pope John Paul II during a meeting with representatives of science, culture and arts of Kazakhstan, 24 September 2001 in Astana, on the third day of his four-day pastoral visit in Kazakhstan. Pope John Paul II will leave tomorrow for an apostolic voyage in Armenia, on the occasion of the 1700 years of Christianity in the country.
PHOTO: EAST NEWS/AFP Pope John Paul II salutes a musician of a folkloric orchestra during a meeting with youth at Astana's Eurasian University 23 september 2001 on the second day of his four-day pastoral visit to Kazakhstan, to be followed by an apostolic voyage in Armenia to mark the anniversary of 700 years of Christianity in the country.
PHOTO: EAST NEWS PAPIEZ NA OTWARCIU SWIATOWEGO DNIA MLODZIEZY 2000 W WATYKANIE Pope John Paul II arrives 15 August 2000 for the opening ceremony of the World Youth Day celebrations in Saint Peter's Square in Vatican city, surrounded by young pligrims waving a French flag. World Youth Days ceremonies will run till 20 August 2000.
Pope John Paul II blesses believers during the beatification ceremony of the two child shepherd, Francisco and Jacinta, in Fatima 13 May 2000. Pilgrims are hoping the pontiff will reveal the "third secret" the Virgin is supposed to have revealed to the children and their cousin Lucia Dos Santos, who is still alive and now aged 93.
PHOTO: EAST NEWS JAN PAWEL II PRZY SCIANIE PLACZU - SWIETYM MIEJSCU JUDAIZMU W JEROZOLIMIE. Pope John Paul II places a prayer paper in the Jerusalem Wailing Wall 26 March 2000, the holiest site in Judaism, in a Jewish ritual begging God forgiveness for th e ill-treatment of Jews. The Pope was on the second stop of a politically charged tour of three sites holy to Muslims, Jews and Christians on his last day in the Holy Land. (ELECTRONIC IMAGE)
PHOTO: EAST NEWS JAN PAWEL II PRZY SCIANIE PLACZU - SWIETYM MIEJSCU JUDAIZMU W JEROZOLIMIE. Pope John Paul II touches in prayer the Wailing Wall, the holiest site in Judaism, 26 March 2000 in Jerusalem. The pope was on the second stop of a politically charged tour of three sites holy to Muslims, Jews and Christians on his last day in the Holy Land. (ELECTRONIC IMAGE)
PHOTO: EAST NEWS PIELGRZYMKA JANA PAWLA II DO ZIEMI SWIETEJ: PAPIEZ MODLI SIE W BAZYLICE ZWIASTOWANIA W NAZARECIE. Pope John Paul II kneels in prayer 25 March 2000 in the grotto over the spot where Christian tradition says the Angel Gabriel told the Virgin Mary she would give birth to Jesus Christ in the Basilica of the Annunciation in Nazareth. The pope delivered mass on the day celebrated by Christians as the date of Annunciation 2,000 years before. (ELECTRONIC IMAGE)
PHOTO: EAST NEWS PIELGRZYMKA JANA PAWLA II DO ZIEMI SWIETEJ: PAPIEZ MODLI SIE W BAZYLICE ZWIASTOWANIA W NAZARECIE. Pope John Paul II kneels in prayer in the grotto of the Basilica of the Annunciation at the place where Christians say the Angel Gabriel told the Virgin Mary she would bear the Son of God as he continues his spiritual pilgrimage retracing the sites of Jesus' life in the Holy Land 25 March. The Pope held a mass in the Basilica for 2,000 worshippers.
Pope John Paul II walks onto the stage to deliver mass 24 March 2000 in Korazim by the Sea of Galilee at the foot of the Mount of Beatitudes, where Jesus is thought to have preached the Sermon. Continuing his emotional pilgrimage to the sites of Christ's life and death, the pontiff delivered a deeply religious homily, beseeching the young to heed Christ's words of peace.
PHOTO: EAST NEWS PIELGRZYMKA JANA PAWLA II DO ZIEMI SWIETEJ: PAPIEZ PRZEMAWIA W MIEJSCU PAMIECI OFIAR HOLOCAUSTU YAD VASCHEM W JEROZOLIMIE Pope John Paul II delivers a speech at the Yad Vashem memorial in Jerusalem 23 March 2000. The Pope deplored "the terrible tragedy of the Shoah (Holocaust)" in the memorial built to the memory of the six million Jews killed by the Nazis between 1933 and 1945. (ELECTRONIC IMAGE)
PHOTO: EAST NEWS PIELGRZYMKA JANA PAWLA II DO ZIEMI SWIETEJ: PAPIEZ PRZEMAWIA W MIEJSCU PAMIECI OFIAR HOLOCAUSTU YAD VASCHEM W JEROZOLIMIE Pope John Paul II walks away from the podium after his speech at Yad Vashem memorial in Jerusalem 23 March 2000. The Pope deplored "the terrible tragedy of the Shoah (Holocaust)" in the memorial built to the memory of the six million Jews killed by the Nazis between 1933 and 1945. (ELECTRONIC IMAGE)
A Franciscan monk points out landmarks to Pope John Paul II as they stand at the summit of Mount Nebo, west of of Amman Monday, March 20, 2000, where tradition says Moses first glimpsed the Promised Land. The Pope is visiting holy sites in Jordan, Israel and the West Bank during his March 20-26 tour, which is the first papal visit to the region in 36 years. (AP Photo/Santiago Lyon)
Pope John Paul II stands on top of Mount Nebo, west of Amman, Jordan Monday, March 20, 2000, where tradition says Moses first glimpsed the Promised Land. On the first papal pilgrimage to the Holy Land in 36 years, an emotional Pope John Paul II called Monday, for a resolution of the region's "grave and urgent" conflicts as he began a weeklong journey to retrace the footsteps of Jesus. (AP Photo/Arturo Mari/POOL)
PHOTO: EAST NEWS PAPIEZ JAN PAWEL II WITANY PRZEZ MUZULMANSKICH SZEJKOW PODCZAS WIZYTY W EGIPCIE Pope John Paul II (R) is greeted by Muslim Sheikhs as he arrives with Sheikh Mohammed Sayyed Tantawai (C), Mufti of al-Azhar, the highest Muslim Sunni authority (C) to al-Azhar Supreme Council in Cairo 24 February 2000. The Pope arrived in Egypt for a three day visit which will include a trip to Saint Catherine monastry at mount Sinai. Egypt's 300,000 Roman Catholics the country's second largest minority after the copts, out of a population of around 65 million. (ELECTRONIC IMAGE)
PHOTO: EAST NEWS/WOJTEK LASKI Siodma pielgrzymka papieza Jana Pawla II do Polski,Lowicz, 14.06.199 N/z: papiez z mlodzieza w stojach regionalnych Pope's 7th Visit to Poland Lowicz, Poland 14/06/1999 John Paul II's 7th pilgrimage to Poland Holy Mass in Lowicz Pope at the meeting with children in a traditional Lowicz wearing
