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Pope John Paull II Dead at 84
VATICAN CITY (AP) - John Paul II, who led the Roman
Catholic Church for 26 years and helped topple
communism in Europe while becoming the most-traveled
pope, died Saturday night in his Vatican apartment
after a long public struggle against debilitating
illness. He was 84.
"We all feel like orphans this evening,"
Undersecretary of State Archbishop Leonardo Sandri
told the crowd of 70,000 that had gathered in St.
Peter's Square below the pope's still-lighted
apartment windows.
The assembled faithful fell into a stunned silence
before some people broke out in applause - an Italian
tradition in which mourners often clap for important
figures. Others wept.
The crowd, which appeared to grow quickly, recited the
rosary. A person in the front held a Polish flag in
honor of the Polish-born pontiff.
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