Thursday, November 03, 2005

Beatification process for John Paul II to start--Polish tribunal will hear witnesses on his life

Polish tribunal to prepare for beatification of Pope John Paul II

Thu Nov 3,11:56 AM ET

WARSAW (AFP) - A tribunal to prepare for the beatification of the late Pope John Paul II -- the first step towards full sainthood -- is due to hold its first session on Friday.

The tribunal will be held in Krakow, the southern Polish city where the late pope spent most of his life prior to becoming head of the Roman Catholic Church.

"The tribunal will hear witnesses of the life of Karol Wojtyla," the president of the tribunal Bishop Tadeusz Pieronek told AFP, referring to the Polish pope who died in April by his Christened name.

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