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In this photo provided by the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano, Pope Benedict XVI kneels in prayer in front of the casket of late Pope John Paul II, laid out in state at the Altar of the Confession inside St. Peter's Basilica, 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. (AP Photo/L'Osservatore Romano, ho) EDITORIAL USE ONLY
