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Pope John Paul II, Church Shepherd
and a Catalyst for World Change, Dies at 84


Andrew Medichini/Associated Press
Pope John Paul II waved to pilgrims and faithful in St. Peter's Square in April 1997.

Pope Succumbs to Illness Suffered at Length and in Public
By IAN FISHER
John Paul II died on Saturday, ending an extraordinary, if sometimes polarizing, 26-year reign that remade the papacy.
� Interactives: Obituary | The Next Pope
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All-Embracing Man of Action for a New Era of Papacy
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John Paul II captivated much of humanity and reshaped the church with a heroic vision of a combative, disciplined Catholicism.
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The Life of Pope John Paul II
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