Thousands Pay Respects to Pope_资讯
these mourners arrive inside st. peter’s basilica after waiting for hours tuesday to pay respects to pope john paul ii.
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mourners continue arriving to bid farewell. new pope will be announced with smoke,
in a major change to a centuries-old practice, the vatican will ring bells in addition to sending up white smoke to signal the election of a new pope, a vatican official said tuesday, reflecting john paul ii’s wishes about the choosing of his successor.
an estimated 600,000 mourners streamed past john paul’s crimson-robed body in st. peter’s basilica during the first 24 hours of viewing, city authorities said. millions are expected for friday’s 10 a.m. funeral (4 a.m. edt), including an estimated 2 million poles hoping to pay last respects to their native son.
italy called extra police to rome and planned to seal off much of the eternal city to protect a vip contingent that will include president bush, former presidents bush and clinton as well as the presidents of syria and iran.
vatican spokesman joaquin navarro-valls said the cardinals had yet to decide on a date for their conclave to choose a new pope. according to church law, it must start 15 to 20 days after a pope dies.
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link: world mourns for pope's body how pope bridged science gap
mourners continue arriving to bid farewell. new pope will be announced with smoke,
in a major change to a centuries-old practice, the vatican will ring bells in addition to sending up white smoke to signal the election of a new pope, a vatican official said tuesday, reflecting john paul ii’s wishes about the choosing of his successor.
an estimated 600,000 mourners streamed past john paul’s crimson-robed body in st. peter’s basilica during the first 24 hours of viewing, city authorities said. millions are expected for friday’s 10 a.m. funeral (4 a.m. edt), including an estimated 2 million poles hoping to pay last respects to their native son.
italy called extra police to rome and planned to seal off much of the eternal city to protect a vip contingent that will include president bush, former presidents bush and clinton as well as the presidents of syria and iran.
vatican spokesman joaquin navarro-valls said the cardinals had yet to decide on a date for their conclave to choose a new pope. according to church law, it must start 15 to 20 days after a pope dies.
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