JOHN PAUL II NEAR DEATH AROUND GLOBE, VIGILS AND PRAYERS FOR AILING POPE

From: The Boston Globe | Date: April 2, 2005| Author: Michael Paulson and Charles M. Sennott, Globe Staff | Copyright information

VATICAN CITY Pope John Paul II, the long-serving, long-suffering spiritual leader of the world's 1 billion Catholics, was nearing death at his apartment at the Vatican early this morning as thousands of people, many clutching votive candles or rosary beads, prayed for him in an overnight vigil outside his window.

The pope's top aides were gathered at his bedside, and Vatican officials repeatedly signaled that it was only a matter of time before he died. Late Thursday, he received the ...

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