Pope Benedict XVI, center, 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 end of a solemn celebration in St. Peter's Square where he was beatified, Sunday, May 1, 2011, in the fastest beatification in modern times. More than a million faithful are estimated to have attended the celebration at the Vatican and surrounding streets. (AP Photo/Ettore Ferrari, Pool)