Impact of death felt around the world

FROM pilgrims burning candles at a grotto in France to a tiny wooden church in the Amazon, the world continued to mourn Pope John Paul II yesterday as details of his funeral were announced.

In his native Poland and across Europe, in the Middle East, Africa and the Americas, special masses were said, vigils kept and candles burned.

In the US, flags flew at half-mast on public buildings and even the Nasdaq stock market in New York held a moment of silence when dealers were asked not to trade.