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PHOTO: EAST NEWS/AFP PHOTO Pope John Paul II celebrates Mass in the palace of sports in Baku, 23 May 2002. Pope John Paul II arrived in Azerbaijan on...

PHOTO: EAST NEWS/AFP PHOTO An unidentified man tries to go up to the altar as Pope John Paul II celebrates mass at the indoor stadium of Baku 23 May...

PHOTO: EAST NEWS/AFP PHOTO Pope John Paul II meets Aleksander Iscein, left, Baku's Orthodox Bishop; Semyon Ikhiidov, 2nd from left, President of the...

PHOTO: EAST NEWS/AFP A gust of wind blows Pope John Paul II's skull cap away upon his arrival in Baku, Azerbaijan, Wednesday, May 22, 2002. The ponti...

PHOTO: EAST NEWS/AFP Pope John Paul II arrives at Baku international airport 22 May 2002 at the start of a two-nation tour. After he landed at the ai...

PHOTO: EAST NEWS/AFP Azerbaijan President Heidar Aliyev (R) listens to Pope John Paul II's speech during the welcome ceremony at Baku international a...

PHOTO: EAST NEWS/AFP Pope John Paul II listens to Azeri President Heidar Aliyev's (not pictured) speech during the welcoming ceremony 22 May 2002, in...

PHOTO: EAST NEWS/AFP Pope John Paul II seats in front of the independence war memorial with a mosque in the background 22 May 2002, in Baku. John-Paul...

PHOTO: EAST NEWS/SIPA PRESS Pope John Paul II is seen behind an Azerbaijan flag with 0aPresident of Azerbaijan Heydar Aliyev as he arrives at Baku ai...

PHOTO: EAST NEWS/SIPA PRESS BAKU : Pope John Paul II presides during mass in Baku May 23, 2002. A frail and emotional Pope John Paul, who normally pr...