Pictures of the Week: April 2 – 8, 2005

More than 2 million people gathered in Vatican City to bury Pope John Paul II on Friday
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Farewell to a Father
More than 2 million people, ranging from world leaders to ordinary pilgrims, gathered in Vatican City to bury Pope John Paul II on Friday, in what may be history's biggest ever funeral. Hundreds of millions more around the world watched TV broadcasts of the requiem mass for the pontiff

Friday, Apr 08, 2005