A commemorative stamp portraying late Pope John Paul II was issued jointly by The Vatican and Poland on occasion of his beatification and presented at the Vatican, Thursday, April 28, 2011, days before John Paul's May 1 beatification ceremony. A prayer vigil on the Circus Maximus, an all-night prayer session in downtown Rome churches and the beatification Mass celebrated by Pope Benedict XVI top the agenda for the three-day event. (AP Photo)