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Pope John Paul II blesses the bones of one of two Mexican indigenous martyrs he beatified during mass in the Basilica of the Virgin of Guadalupe, in Mexico City August 1, 2002.
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Pope John Paul II looks on during a ceremony at the Sanctuary of the Blessed Virgin of the Rosary in Pompeii October 7, 2003. A stronger-sounding Pope, making a trip some faithful
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