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In this photo provided by the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano, French Sister Marie Simon-Pierre, foreground left, and Sister Tobiana, partially seen at center, hold the glass reliquary containing the blood of late Pope John Paul II as they kneel in front of Pope Benedict XVI during the beatification ceremony of John Paul II, in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Sunday, May 1, 2011. Pope Benedict XVI beatified Pope John Paul II before more than a million faithful in St. Peter's Square and surrounding streets Sunday, moving the beloved former pontiff one step closer to possible sainthood. The Vatican has decreed that Sister Marie Simon-Pierre's inexplicable healing was the miracle needed to beatify John Paul II. (AP Photo/L'Osservatore Romano, ho) EDITORIAL USE ONLY