Vatican Says Pope John Paul II Dies at 84

by mtippett | April 2, 2005 at 12:39 pm
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Pope near Death: Crowds Gather at the Vatican

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AP is reporting: "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."

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