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The following is an English translation of the official Vatican Italian translation of the text of Pope John Paul II's last will and testament, which was originally written in Polish with successive additions. Dates have been written according to European convention, which makes "6.3.1979" represent March 6, 1979. The document begins with a Latin phrase that reads, "I am completely in Your hands," and follows with a citation from the New Testament. The testament of 6.3.1979 Totus Tuus ego sum In the Name of the Holiest Trinity. Amen. "Keep watch, because you do not know which day when the Lord...

<p>OPE JOHN PAUL II will wrap up his summit with American cardinals today on the priest sexual abuse scandals. That the pope has called for this meeting is a sure sign that he has recognized the dire straits in which the American Catholic Church leadership is, even if some members of that leadership do not.</p>