Benedict arrives for John Paul's beatification
More than a million people have crowded St Peter’s Square and surrounding streets for the beatification of Pope John Paul II, a celebration to honour one of the most adored popes as he moves a step closer to possible sainthood.
Wearing John Paul’s vestments, Pope Benedict XVI kissed babies as he entered the piazza that was packed before dawn in a scene reminiscent of John Paul’s final days in 2005.
