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April 27, 2014: Pilgrims sleep on the ground near St. Peter's Square waiting to attend the ceremony for the canonization of Pope John XXIII and Pope John Paul II.![Canonization of Pope John XXIII and Pope John Paul II]()
April 27, 2014: A group of Polish nuns wait to reach St. Peter's Square hours before the ceremony.![Canonization of Pope John XXIII and Pope John Paul II]()
April 27, 2014: Pilgrims sit and pray inside a church near St. Peter's Square while waiting to attend the ceremony.![Canonization of Pope John XXIII and Pope John Paul II]()
April 27, 2014: People gather in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican![Canonization of Pope John XXIII and Pope John Paul II]()
April 27, 2014: Priests hold pictures of Pope John XXIII, left, and Pope John Paul II, in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican.![Canonization of Pope John XXIII and Pope John Paul II]()
April 27, 2014: A prelate takes pictures in St. Peter's Square.![Canonization of Pope John XXIII and Pope John Paul II]()
April 27, 2014: Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI, center, arrives for the service in St. Peter's Square![Canonization of Pope John XXIII and Pope John Paul II]()
April 27, 2014: Pope Francis arrives to lead the solemn celebration.![Canonization of Pope John XXIII and Pope John Paul II]()
April 27, 2014: Pope Francis kisses the relic of Pope John Paul II.![Canonization of Pope John XXIII and Pope John Paul II]()
April 27, 2014: A wide view of the ceremony.![Canonization of Pope John XXIII and Pope John Paul II]()
April 27, 2014: Prelates gather in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican![Canonization of Pope John XXIII and Pope John Paul II]()
April 27, 2014: A view of St. Peter's Square. Italian officials estimated that approximately 1 million people would watch the ceremony in the square or on giant screens set up in the surrounding streets and piazzas.Canonization of Pope John XXIII and Pope John Paul II
Thousands of pilgrims from around the world gathered in Vatican City's St. Peter's Square Sunday as Pope Francis led a service declaring two of the 20th century's most popular and influential popes to be saints.
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