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Pope Hopes John Paul Will Be Made a Saint

New York Times

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: May 27, 2006
Filed at 7:11 a.m. ET

KRAKOW, Poland (AP) -- Pope Benedict XVI, visiting John Paul II's native region in homage to his predecessor, said Saturday he hopes the late pope will be declared a saint ''in the near future.''

Benedict's encouraging remark got a roar of applause from the 15,000 people gathered at a shrine outside Krakow during his visit to the city where John Paul served as archbishop before becoming pope.
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