Pope John Paul II, who helped topple communism in Europe and left a deeply conservative stamp on the church that he led for 26 years, died on Saturday night in his Vatican apartment, ending a long public struggle against debilitating illness. He was 84.
"The angels welcome you," Vatican TV said after the announcement came from papal spokesman Joaquin Navarro-Valls.
"The Holy Father, John Paul II, died at 9:37 p.m. (1937GMT) in his private apartment. All procedures foreseen in...
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"I remember when I saw him in St. Louis in 1999. I was living there then, and where he stayed was two blocks from my apartment."
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