More than a million people descend on Rome to take part in beatification ceremony of the late Pope John Paul II More than a million people flocked to the Vatican to witness the beatification of Pope John Paul II. Allen Pizzey reports. The late Pope, Jean Paul II, has been beatified at a special mass in St Peter's Square at the Vatican, effectively setting him well on the way to… Late Pope beatified in biggest Vatican event since his funeral six years ago. Priests walked ahead of a procession as it arrived in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on Sunday. May 1 - Pilgrims turn out in huge numbers in Vatican City and in Pope John Paul II's hometown in Poland for the former pontiff's beatification. Travis Brecher reports. A selection of the best images from around the world More than a million faithful streamed into St. Peter's square to celebrate the beatification of the late Pope John Paul II. Catholic faithful from around the world poured into Rome on Sunday as the Catholic Church declares Pope John Paul II "blessed," a step below sainthood. Pope Benedict XVI beatified Pope John Paul II Sunday before an estimated one million people, putting the Polish-born pope one step closer to sainthood. VATICAN CITY, May 1 (UPI) -- Pope Benedict XVI formally advanced his late successor, John Paul II, to one step away from full sainthood Sunday before a jammed square at the Vatican Sunday. VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI beatified Pope John Paul II before more than a million faithful in St. Peter's Square and surrounding streets Sunday, moving the beloved former pontiff one step closer to possible sainthood. Vatican ceremony moves beloved former pontiff one step closer to possible sainthood Highlights from the beatification ceremony of John Paul II in Vatican's St. Peter's Square. Pope Benedict XVI bestows title of 'blessed' on predecessor in Vatican City ceremony watched by 200,000 Catholics Pope Benedict XVI has beatified Pope John Paul II before several hundred thousand people packed into St Peter's Square and surrounding streets, moving his predecessor one step closer to sainthood. "From now on Pope John Paul shall be called 'blessed'", Benedict proclaimed in Latin, establishing that the late pontiff's feast day would be October 22 – the day of his inauguration in 1978. Waving national flags and singing, the faithful momentarily banished the scandals and controversies that have rocked Catholicism since John Paul's death to celebrate an inspirational figure who, for many, was their church's greatest modern leader. The red and white flag of his native Poland predominated, but the crowd also included Roman Catholics from as far away as Australia. Some had camped out in the area around St Peter's, others had spent the night in prayer and contemplation of the life of works of the late pope. Alessandra Verdura, age 18, from Northamptonshire, was among some 200,000 people who joined a vigil in the Circus Maximus. At 4am, she and her father were to pray in one of eight ... More than one million people are attending a Vatican beatification ceremony Sunday, police said, in which Pope Benedict XVI will honour his late predecessor John Paul II with near-sainthood status. (05-01) 01:05 PDT VATICAN CITY, (AP) -- Pope Benedict XVI arrives in St. Peter's Square to beatify Pope John Paul II.
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