(FILES) This file picture taken on June 10, 1987 prior to a mass in Krakow during the pontiff's visit to Poland shows Pope John Paul II waving to the cheering crowd. The beatification of John Paul II made a step forward on January 4, 2011 after the Vatican's medical commission validated a miracle by John Paul II on French nun Marie Simon Pierre, who cured from Parkinson's disease. AFP PHOTO / FILES / ERIC FEFERBERG