![Pope John Paul II is helped from his chair by aides during a mass in Saint Peter's Basilica March 28, 2002. For the second time in five days, a weak-looking Pope attended Pope John Paul II is helped from his chair by aides during a mass in Saint Peter's Basilica March 28, 2002. For the second time in five days, a weak-looking Pope attended](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D48B13/pope-john-paul-ii-is-helped-from-his-chair-by-aides-during-a-mass-in-saint-peters-basilica-march-28-2002-for-the-second-time-in-five-days-a-weak-looking-pope-attended-but-did-not-celebrate-a-major-holy-week-mass-last-sunday-was-the-first-time-since-his-election-in-1978-that-health-has-forced-the-pope-to-delegate-someone-to-celebrate-a-major-easter-season-celebration-for-him-2D48B13.jpg)
Pope John Paul II is helped from his chair by aides during a mass in Saint Peter's Basilica March 28, 2002. For the second time in five days, a weak-looking Pope attended
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![Pope John Paul II reads notes at his apartment window overlooking the Vatican's St. Peter's square March 27, 2005. An ailing Pope John Paul appeared at his window to bless the faithful Pope John Paul II reads notes at his apartment window overlooking the Vatican's St. Peter's square March 27, 2005. An ailing Pope John Paul appeared at his window to bless the faithful](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2CR0JNW/pope-john-paul-ii-reads-notes-at-his-apartment-window-overlooking-the-vaticans-st-peters-square-march-27-2005-an-ailing-pope-john-paul-appeared-at-his-window-to-bless-the-faithful-on-easter-sunday-but-in-a-dramatic-episode-that-brought-tears-to-the-eyes-of-many-people-he-failed-in-his-attempt-to-speak-aides-had-brought-a-microphone-to-the-popes-mouth-he-tried-to-speak-he-made-a-few-sounds-but-was-unable-to-pronounce-any-words-the-aides-then-removed-the-microphone-reuterschris-helgren-clhgb-2CR0JNW.jpg)
Pope John Paul II reads notes at his apartment window overlooking the Vatican's St. Peter's square March 27, 2005. An ailing Pope John Paul appeared at his window to bless the faithful
![Pope John Paul II reacts as he appears from the window of his private apartments at the Vatican March 27, 2005. An ailing Pope John Paul appeared at his window to bless Pope John Paul II reacts as he appears from the window of his private apartments at the Vatican March 27, 2005. An ailing Pope John Paul appeared at his window to bless](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2CP965N/pope-john-paul-ii-reacts-as-he-appears-from-the-window-of-his-private-apartments-at-the-vatican-march-27-2005-an-ailing-pope-john-paul-appeared-at-his-window-to-bless-the-faithful-on-easter-sunday-but-in-a-dramatic-episode-that-brought-tears-to-the-eyes-of-many-people-he-failed-in-his-attempt-to-speak-aides-had-brought-a-microphone-to-the-popes-mouth-he-tried-to-speak-he-made-a-few-sounds-but-was-unable-to-pronounce-any-words-the-aides-then-removed-the-microphone-pictures-of-the-month-march-2005-reutersgiampiero-sposito-gsgb-2CP965N.jpg)
Pope John Paul II reacts as he appears from the window of his private apartments at the Vatican March 27, 2005. An ailing Pope John Paul appeared at his window to bless
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Pope John Paul II holds an olive branch as he appears at the window of his private apartments at the end of the Palm Sunday mass in Saint Peter Square at the
![Pope John Paul II touches his head as he appears from the window of his private apartments at the Vatican. Pope John Paul II touches his head as he appears from the Pope John Paul II touches his head as he appears from the window of his private apartments at the Vatican. Pope John Paul II touches his head as he appears from the](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D3H0H5/pope-john-paul-ii-touches-his-head-as-he-appears-from-the-window-of-his-private-apartments-at-the-vatican-pope-john-paul-ii-touches-his-head-as-he-appears-from-the-window-of-his-private-apartments-at-the-vatican-march-27-2005-an-ailing-pope-john-paul-appeared-at-his-window-to-bless-the-faithful-on-easter-sunday-but-in-a-dramatic-episode-that-brought-tears-to-the-eyes-of-many-people-he-failed-in-his-attempt-to-speak-aides-had-brought-a-microphone-to-the-popes-mouth-he-tried-to-speak-he-made-a-few-sounds-but-was-unable-to-pronounce-any-words-the-aides-then-removed-the-microphone-reute-2D3H0H5.jpg)
Pope John Paul II touches his head as he appears from the window of his private apartments at the Vatican. Pope John Paul II touches his head as he appears from the
![File picture dated March 27, 2005 of Pope John Paul II blessing crowds on Easter Sunday at the Vatican but unable to speak. He will die six days later on April 2. File picture dated March 27, 2005 of Pope John Paul II blessing crowds on Easter Sunday at the Vatican but unable to speak. He will die six days later on April 2.](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2DYE2MP/file-picture-dated-march-27-2005-of-pope-john-paul-ii-blessing-crowds-on-easter-sunday-at-the-vatican-but-unable-to-speak-he-will-die-six-days-later-on-april-2-the-84-year-old-pope-appeared-at-his-window-overlooking-st-peters-square-after-one-of-his-senior-cardinals-celebrated-an-easter-mass-for-the-ailing-pontiff-the-pope-tried-to-speak-he-made-a-few-sounds-but-was-unable-to-pronounce-any-words-it-was-the-first-easter-sunday-service-not-presided-over-by-the-pope-in-the-26-years-since-he-became-roman-catholic-leader-photo-by-eric-vandevilleabacapresscom-2DYE2MP.jpg)