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Spanish Queen Sofia kisses the hand of the Pope John Paul II after arriving in Madrid May 3, 2003. [Pope John Paul arrived on Saturday for a lightning trip to Spain --
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Disabled people applaud Pope John Paul II as he arrives to celebrate mass in honour of the world's disabled December 3, 2000. The Pope, in an address to more than 12,000 people
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