Papież Jan Paweł II

In this picture released by Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano Pope John Paul II waves to faithful as he appears for the traditional Angelus praye...

In this picture released by Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano Pope John Paul II celebrates Mass with medics before the traditional Angelus prayer...

In this picture released by Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano Pope John Paul II, and Vatican secretary of State Cardinal Angelo Sodano, right, wa...

** RETRANSMISSION FOR ALTERNATE CROP ** In this picture released by Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano Pope John Paul II, watches a live televisi...

In this picture released by Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano Pope John Paul II celebrates Mass with his personal secretary Archbishop Stanislaw...

In this photo made available by the Vatican newspaper Osservatore Romano, Pope John Paul II blesses from a window as he gives his Angelus blessing at...

In this photo made available by the Vatican newspaper Osservatore Romano, Pope John Paul II looks at a televised transmission from St. Peter's Square...

In this photo made available by the Vatican newspaper Osservatore Romano, Pope John Paul II blesses from a window during his Sunday Angelus at Gemelli...

In this picture released by Vatican Newspaper L'Osservatore Romano, Pope John Paul II sits in his chair as he watches from Rome's Gemelli Polyclinic H...

** RECROP XOR102 ** In this photo made available by the Vatican newspaper Osservatore Romano, Pope John Paul II blesses from a window during his Sunda...

In this picture made available by Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano, Pope John Paul II waves to pilgrims and faithful from his private library du...

This May 31,1998 photo made available Wednesday Feb. 23, 2005 by Vatican newspaper Osservatore Romano shows Pope John Paul II and founder of Comunione...

Pope John Paul II waits in his private library before meeting with the Croatian Prime Minister Ivo Sanader at the Vatican, Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2005. Pri...

In this picture made available by Vatican Newspaper L'Osservatore Romano,Croatian Prime Minister Ivo Sanader's, left, talks to Pope John Paul II durin...

This undated photo released by Communion and Liberation (Comunione e Liberazione) Catholic youth movement shows it's founder father Luigi Giussani dur...

In this picture taken in the mid 90s and released by Vatican Newspaper L'Osservatore Romano on Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2005, Azione Cattolica movement found...

This 1984 photo released by Communion and Liberation (Comunione e Liberazione) Catholic youth movement shows it's founder father Luigi Giussani, right...

Pope John Paul II blesses pilgrims and faithful during his traditional Sunday's appearance at the window of his studio overlooking St. Peter's Square...

Archbishop Stanislaw Dziwisz, left, helps Pope John Paul II during his traditional Sunday appearance at the window of his studio overlooking St. Peter...

**FILE** Pope John Paul II, right, talks to Sister Lucia Marto, Saturday, May 13, 2000 in Fatima, Portugal. Sister Lucia, the last survivor of the thr...

Pope John Paul II waves as he leaves Rome's Polyclinic Agostino Gemelli hospital aboard his popemobile, Thursday, Feb. 10, 2005. Papal spokesman Joaq...

** FILE ** Pope John Paul II's personal secretary Archbishop Stanislaw Dziwisz looks at the pontiff during his weekly audience at the Vatican, in this...

** FILE ** Pope John Paul II's personal secretary Archbishop Stanislaw Dziwisz, left, looks at the pontiff walking with a cane, as he arrives for hi...

**RETRANSMITTING TO CORRECT SANDRI TO ARCHBISHOP** Pope John Paul II reacts as Archbishop Leandro Sandri, left, helps him deliver the Angelus from a...

Pope John Paul II waves to faithful from a window of Rome's Agostino Gemelli hospital as he appears for the Sunday Angelus prayer, Sunday, Feb. 6, 200...

In this picture released by the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano, Pope John Paul II blesses the faithful from a window of Rome's Agostino Gemell...

** FILE ** In this picture released by the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano, Pope John Paul II blesses the faithful from a window of Rome's Ago...

Germany's Hans-Gert Poettering, member of the European Parliament, presents Pope John Paul II with a gift during their private audience at the Vatica...

Pope John Paul II shakes hands with Germany's Hans-Gert Poettering, member of the European Parliament, during their private audience at the Vatican,...

Pope John Paul II passes by a Volkswagen Beetle donated by a delegation of workers from the Volkswagen plant of Puebla, Mexico, during the weekly gene...

Pope John Paul II passes by a Volkswagen Beatle donated by a delegation of workers of the Volkswagen plant of Puebla, Mexico, during the weekly genera...

Pope John Paul II looks on as he is driven on his popemobile during the weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square,at the Vatican, Wednesday Oct. 1...

Pope John Paul II salutes the crowd from his popemobile as he arrives at the Chamber of Deputies, in Rome, Thursday, Nov. 14 2002. John Paul II is th...

**FILE**Pope John Paul II listens during a song as he sits on the stage at the welcoming ceremony for World Youth Day at Exhibition Place in Toronto,...

Pope John Paul II shows the way to President Bush during their meeting at the Vatican Tuesday, May 28 2002. Bush took before the pontiff his concerns...

Pope John Paul II, center, meets representatives of world's religions in Assisi's St. Francis lower square, central Italy, Thursday, Jan. 24, 2002. T...

PHOTO: Grzegorz Galazka/SIPA/EAST NEWS Papiez Jan Pawel II, Boze Narodzenie, Watykan, 25.12.2001. Pope John Paul II, Christmas, Vatican, 25/12/2001.

PHOTO: REX FEATURES / EAST NEWS Papiez Jan Pawel II, Boze Narodzenie, Watykan, 25.12.2001. Pope John Paul II, Christmas, Vatican, 25/12/2001.

PHOTO: GRZEGORZ GALAZKA / EAST NEWS Papiez Jan Pawel II oddaje hold meczennikom ukrainskim, Kijow, Ukraina, 25.06.2001.

** FILE ** Pope John Paul II blesses an unidentified youth during a private audience with a group of children from Poland who are sick with cancer, at...

Pope John Paul II poses with Nobel Peace Prize laureates and the mayor of Rome Francesco Rutelli, fifth from right, after a special audience at the...

PHOTO: SIPA/EAST NEWS Papiez Jan Pawel II modli sie w Bazylice Agonii, Jerozolima, Izrael, 25.03.2000. Pope John Paul II prays at Basilica of Agon...

PHOTO: SIPA/EAST NEWS Papiez Jan Pawel II, Gora Blogoslawienstw, Izrael, 24.03.2000. Pope John Paul II, the Mount of Beatitudes, Israel, 24/03/200...

PHOTO: SIPA/EAST NEWS Kartka z modlitwa napisana przez papieza Jana Pawla II i umieszczona w Scianie Placzu, Jerozolima, Izrael, 26.03.2000. A not...

PHOTO: Grzegorz Galazka/SIPA/EAST NEWS Papiez Jan Pawel II, Watykan, 12.03.2000. Pope John Paul II, Vatican, 12/03/2000.

** FILE ** Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat kisses Pope John Paul II's hand prior to their talks at the Vatican in this Feb. 15, 2000 file photo. Pop...

PHOTO: WOJTEK LASKI / EAST NEWS Papiez Jan Pawel II, koniec lat 90. Pope John Paul II, the end of 90s.

PHOTO: Grzegorz Galazka/SIPA/EAST NEWS Papiez Jan Pawel II w czasie nabozenstwa w bazylice sw. Piotra w Rzymie, Watykan, 24.12.1999. Pope John Pau...

** FILE ** Pope John Paul II, right, and Tibet's exiled spiritual leader the Dalai Lama hugh each other as they meet during the closing ceremony of th...

Fot. Marek Wachowicz / TVP / East News VII pielgrzymka Ojca Swietego Jana Pawla II do Polski, Torun, czerwiec 1999 N/Z: Jan Pawel II