St Peter's reopens Pope viewing

Nine MSN.com ^ | April 7, 2005

[NYer]

Pilgrims resumed viewing the body of Pope John Paul II after the doors of St Peter's Basilica were reopened before dawn - the last day that the beloved pontiff would be on display.

The basilica reopened at around 4:20am (1220 AEST), about 40 minutes ahead of schedule, as hundreds of thousands were waiting in a kilometers-long line snaking down a wide boulevard and alleyways around the Vatican.

[NYer]

Young pilgrims carry a cross and sing while they wait to enter St. Peter's Basilica and pay their respects to the late Polish pontiff, Rome, Thursday, April 7, 2005. Over one million people have queued for hours to catch a glimpse of late Pope John Paul II whose body was placed for public viewing inside St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican for four days. His funerals will be held on Friday. (AP Photo/Dusan Vranic)

[NYer]

Pilgrims flow towards Saint Peter's Basilica to pay their last respects to the late Pope John Paul II at the Vatican, April 7, 2005. Presidents, royalty and millions of pilgrims massed in Rome on Thursday for the funeral of Pope John Paul in the biggest gathering of the powerful and the humble in modern times. Photo by Yves Herman/Reuters

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