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PHOTO: EAST NEWS/AFP PHOTO Pope John Paul II (C) celebrates a mass in Astana's cathedral 24 September 2001. The 81-year-old Pontiff is on a six-day vi...

PHOTO: EAST NEWS/AFP PHOTO Pope John Paul II blesses children as he arrives at the Astana's cathedral to celebrate a mass with priests, monks and semi...

PHOTO: EAST NEWS/AFP PHOTO Pope John Paul II (L) stands in front of Kazakhstan's President Nursultan Abishevich Nazarbayev before a concert at the Ast...

PHOTO: EAST NEWS/AFP PHOTO Pope John Paul II listens to musicians during a meeting with representatives of science, culture and arts of Kazakhstan, 2...

PHOTO: EAST NEWS/AFP PHOTO A girl offers flowers to Pope John Paul II during a meeting with representatives of science, culture and arts of Kazakhsta...

PHOTO: EAST NEWS/AFP Pope John Paul II salutes a musician of a folkloric orchestra during a meeting with youth at Astana's Eurasian University 23 sep...

PHOTO: EAST NEWS/AFP 20010923 - ASTANA, KAZAKHSTAN : Pope John Paul II (R) talks with Kazakhstan's President Nursultan Abishevich Nazarbayev at the P...

PHOTO: EAST NEWS/AFP Pope John Paul II blesses the pilgrims at the end of the Holy mass in Astana, 23 September 2001 on the second day of his four-day...

PHOTO: EAST NEWS/AFP Pope John Paul II watches a girl wearing traditional dress during an open air mass celebrated in central Astana 23 September 2...

PHOTO: EAST NEWS/AFP Pope John Paul II concentrates during an open mass celebrated in central Astana 23 September 2001. The 81-year-old Pontiff is on...

PHOTO: EAST NEWS/AFP Pope John Paul II sits during an open air mass celebrated in central Astana 23 September 2001. The 81-year-old Pontiff is on the...

PHOTO: EAST NEWS/AFP Pope John Paul II prays during an open mass celebrated in central Astana 23 September 2001. The 81-year-old Pontiff is on the se...

PHOTO: EAST NEWS/AFP Pope John Paul II gives a present to a young girl in traditional dress during the Holy mass in Astana, 23 September 2001 on the...

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PHOTO: EAST NEWS/SIPA PRESS ASTANA:Holy mess in Piazza della Madre Patria in Astana 00434022

PHOTO: EAST NEWS/SIPA PRESS ASTANA:Pope John-Paul II with President Nursultan Abishevich Nazarbayev at the presidential palace in Astana 00434022

PHOTO: EAST NEWS/AFP Pope John Paul II walks down the stairs shortly after his arrival at Astana's airport 22 September 2001. The 81-year-old Pontiff...

PHOTO: EAST NEWS/AFP Pope John Paul II, flanked by Kazakhstan President Nusultan Abishevich Nazarbayev, is welcomed at Astana airport on the first da...

PHOTO: EAST NEWS/AFP Pope John Paul II waves from the airplane shortly after his arrival at Astana's airport 22 September 2001. The 81-year-old Pontif...