AP Historical Hard Drive 1997

This undated photo shows a native mounted policeman, a member of the British forces in India, charging into a crowd of Nationalists who were forming t...

Many of the devout pilgrims gathered at Allahabad, India, for the one-month Kumba Mela, in this undated photo, were attracted by the pose of this Sadh...

Pope John Paul II is helped to wrap up his cloak during open-air weekly general audience in St. Peter's square Wednesday, October 29 1997. (AP Photo/A...

Pope John Paul II, wrapped up in his cloak, waves to the faithful and pilgrims during the open-air weekly general audience in St. Peter's square Wedne...

Undated photo of the Athenee Palace Hotel in Bucharest showing damage caused by fighting in central Bucharest during the 1989 uprising that toppled Co...

Pope John Paul II waves to faithful as he arrives at St. Elizabeth and Zaccaria parish church in downtown Rome, Sunday, Oct. 26, 1997. The pontiff cal...

Pope John Paul II arrives at the ceremony in Saint Peter's Square from the Basilica Sunday, Oct. 19, 1997, during which the Pope bestowed upon the 19t...

Cardinal Jaime Ortega lifts the chalice used for taking communion during an open air mass Saturday, October 18, 1997 in Santiago Las Vegas, Cuba. As C...

Dr. Grace Hopper, originator of Electronic computer automatic programming for the Remington Rand Division of Sperry Rand Corporation. (AP Photo)

Pope John Paul II blesses the crowd during the open-air mass offered Sunday, Oct. 5, 1997, during his last day visit to Rio de Janeiro. (AP Photo/Rica...

Pope John Paul II holds up an icon during a holy Mass Sunday, Oct. 5, 1997, during his last day of a four-day visit to Rio de Janeiro. (AP Photo/Dario...

Pope John Paul II speaks with a group of faithfuls during an open-air Mass Sunday, Oct. 5, 1997, on his last day of a four-day visit to Rio de Janeiro...

Worshippers cheer Pope John Paul II as he arrives to offer an open-air mass in Rio de Janeiro, Sunday, Oct. 5, 1997, at the end of his four-day visit...

Pope John Paul II is driven in the Popemobile Sunday, Oct. 5, 1997 to offer an open-air mass at Rio de Janeiro's Aterro do Flamengo. (AP Photo/Massimo...

Faithfuls, wearing the colors of the Vatican, cheer Pope John Paul II as he arrives to offer an open-air mass in Rio de Janeiro, Sunday, Oct. 5, 1997,...

Hundreds of thousands of faithfuls, fill the Aterro do Flamengo, in Rio de Janeiro, Sunday, Oct. 5, 1997, to attend the open-air mass offered by Pope...

Hundreds of thousands of faithfuls, fill the Aterro do Flamengo, in Rio de Janeiro, Sunday, Oct. 5, 1997, to attend the open-air mass offered by Pope...

Hundreds of thousands of worshippers, fill the Aterro do Flamengo, in Rio de Janeiro, Sunday, Oct. 5, 1997, to attend the open-air mass offered by Pop...

Pope John Paul II arrives to hold a mass at the World War II monument in Rio de Janeiro Sunday, Oct. 5, 1997. Winding up a four-day visit, John Paul k...

Pope John Paul II waves to faithfuls as he arrives to Rio de Janeiro's Maracana Stadium, Saturday, Oct. 4, 1997, to attend the Festival of Witnesses....

Pope John Paul II blesses the crowd as he arrives to Rio de Janeiro's Metropolitan Cathedral, Saturday, Oct. 4, 1997, to offer the Holy Mass. With bis...

The chaplain of Rio de Janeiro's Frei Caneca prison, directs a chorus of inmates singing to Pope John Paul II, Saturday, Oct. 4, 1997, when the Pope s...

Maria, holds her 3 year-old son Luis Claudio dos Santos, a patient at the Cancer Hospital in Rio de Janeiro Saturday, Oct. 4, 1997, as Pope John Paul...

Pope John Paul II attend the Festival of Witnesses at Rio de Janeiro's Maracana Stadium, Saturday, Oct. 4, 1997. The Pontiff condemned abortion as th...

Pope John Paul II blesses an unidentified inmate of the Frei Caneca Prison in Rio de Janeiro, Saturday, Oct. 4, 1997 during a stop on his way from Rio...

Pope John Paul II waves to the crowds as he arrives to Rio de Janeiro's Maracana Stadium, Saturday, Oct. 4, 1997, to attend the Festival of Witnesses....

Worshippers reach out to Pope John Paul II Saturday, Oct. 4, 1997 as he leaves Rio de Janeiro's Metropolitan Cathedral after offering holy mass. An in...

Pope John Paul II blesses the crowd from the Popemobile as he leaves Rio de Janeiro's Metropolitan Cathedral after offering holy mass Saturday, Oct. 4...

Pope John Paul II, center, offers holy mass at the Metropolitan Cathedral of Rio de Janeiro Saturday, Oct. 4, 1997. With bishops and street kids in a...

Worshipers cheer as Pope John Paul II arrives to Rio de Janeiro's Maracana Stadium, Saturday, Oct. 4, 1997, to attend the Festival of Witnesses. (AP P...

Pope John Paul II waves to worshipers as he arrives to Rio de Janeiro's Maracana Stadium Saturday, Oct. 4, 1997, to attend the Festival of Witnesses....

Pope John Paul II blesses worshipers as he arrives at Rio de Janeiro's Metropolitan Cathedral, Saturday, Oct. 4, 1997, for holy mass. An invitation-on...

Pope John Paul II arrives at the Rio Centro Convention center to preside over the closing ceremony of the Theological Pastoral Congress in the city of...

Pope John Paul II is welcomed by Brazilian President Fernando Henrique Cardoso as he arrives to Laranjeiras Palace for a private meeting with the pres...

People wave at the Pope John Paul II's entourage as he arrives at the Palace of Larangeiras in the city of Rio de Janeiro Friday, Oct. 3, 1997 for a p...

Pope John Paul II is welcomed by Brazilian President Fernando Henrique Cardoso during a private meeting at Laranjeiras Palace, Friday, Oct. 3, 1997, d...

Pope John Paul II adresses the Theological Pastoral Congress in Rio de Janeiro Friday, Oct. 3, 1997. About 2,500 Catholic bishops from around the worl...

An army soldier stands at his post near the residence of Rio's archbishop where Pope John Paul II is staying, as a homeless man sleeps on a Rio de Jan...

Pope John Paul II waves as he leaves the Laranjeiras Palace with Brazilian President Fernando Henrique Cardoso Friday, Oct. 3, 1997, during the second...

Pope John Paul II walks on a red carpet with Brazilian President Fernando Henrique Cardoso during the Pontiff's arrival at the Galeao Air Force base i...

Pope John Paul II is greeted by Brazilian President Fernando Henrique Cardoso, right, during the Pontiff's arrival at the Galeao Air Force base in Rio...

Pope John Paul II is escorted by Brazilian President Fernando Henrique Cardoso during the Pontiff's arrival at the Galeao Air Force base in Rio de Jan...

Pope John Paul II waves to the crowds at the Galeao Air Force base in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Thursday, Oct. 2, 1997 during his arrival in...

A group of street children wake up Thursday, Oct. 2, 1997, near the metropolitan Cathedral in Rio de Janeiro, where Pope John Paul II will offer a mas...

Denilson, 13-year-old street kid, receives a tooth brush at the Sao Martinio center for street children after spending the night on the streets of Rio...

Miryam, a 5-year-old street child watches as another street kid mixes some glue in a Coca Cola can Thursday, Oct. 2, 1997 near the metropolitan Cathed...

A woman holds a poster of Pope John Paul II as she waits to see him in downtown Rio de Janeiro, Thursday, Oct. 2, 1997. The Pope arrived Thursday in R...

Claudio fishes at a polluted shore in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Thursday, Oct. 2, 1997. Although Claudio knows that Pope John Paul II arrives Thursday to...

An unidentified street kid watches his friend sniffs glue Thursday, Oct. 2, 1997, near the metropolitan Cathedral in Rio de Janeiro, where Pope John P...

Street children gather around a can with glue for sniffing Thursday, Oct. 2, 1997, near the metropolitan Cathedral in Rio de Janeiro, where Pope John...