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• April 1: A Swiss guard closes the Bronze Door for the night, at the Vatican.
• April 1: Faithful gather for prayers in St. Peter's square at the Vatican.
• April 1: An Indian Christian prays for the life of Pope John Paul II during mass at a church in Bangalore, India.
• April 1: Kenyan Catholics gather during a mass at the All Saints Cathedral in Nairobi.
• April 1: A woman lights a candle at a church in the Pope's hometown of Wadowice, Poland.
• April 1: Vatican spokesman Joaquin Navarro-Valls reacts as he delivers a statement on Pope John Paul II's condition.
• April 1: Nuns pray at the St. Stanislaw Polish Church in Rome.
• April 1: A nun walks through the Bronze Door, a portal that for centuries has informed the faithful of the death of a pope.
• April 1: Nuns in Calcutta, India, leave a room after praying for the speedy recovery of the pope.
• March 30: Pope John Paul II gives his blessing as he appears at his studio window overlooking St. Peter's Square.
• March 27: Pope John Paul II looks out of his window prior to giving his Easter Sunday blessing at the Vatican.