This combination picture made up of four images shows the uncovering of the banner featuring Pope John Paul II, in a ceremony signifying the moment of his beatification in St. Peter's Square in the Vatican on May 1, 2011.
Some one million people crowd St. Peter's Square and surrounding streets at the Vatican during the beatification of late Pope John Paul II, Sunday, May 1, 2011.
Two Swiss Guard Elite Corp do security service during the ceremony for the beatification of Pope John Paul II at St. Peter's Square on May 1, 2011 in Vatican City, Vatican.
In this photo provided by the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano, Pope Benedict XVI kisses the glass reliquary containing the blood of late Pope John Paul II.
Polish nun Tobiana (L), the nurse of late Pope John Paul II and French nun Marie Simon-Pierre, whose unexplained healing was the miracle that qualified John Paul II for beatification holds a glass reliquary containing the blood of the late Pope John Paul II during his beatification mass in Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican May 1, 2011.
Polish pilgrims dress in traditional costume gather in Rome on May 1, 2011 ahead of the beatification of Pope John Paul II at Saint Peter's Square in the Vatican.
4 comments:
Helen, you did a stellar job with this composite..esp like the one of B16!
Thanks for the kind comments. God Bless.
Thanks for sharing these pictures! I didn't see any of this, and it was neat to get a glimpse inside.
You are welcome.
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