VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope John Paul II moves a step closer to sainthood today when his successor beatifies him before an expected crowd of several hundred thousand people. Pilgrims from all over the world, many from the pope’s native Poland, have flocked to Rome to witness the beatification mass and take part in the biggest event in the Italian capital since the late pope’s funeral in 2005.
Groups carrying national flags and singing songs have gathered over the weekend where the ceremony will
