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In this handout picture released by the Vatican Press Office on May 1, 2011, pilgrims attend Pope John Paul II beatification ceremony in St. Peter's square in the Vatican. Pope Benedict XVI hailed John Paul II's "strength of a titan" in defending Christianity against "a tide which appeared irreversible" in a homily in Saint Peter's Square. RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO/OSSERVATORE ROMANO/HO"