Tens of thousands of pilgrims are in Rome to attend ceremony to mark the beatification of the late Pope,
John Paul II.
Among those addressing crowds in Circus Maximus park on Saturday was a French nun, Marie Simon-Pierre, who says she was cured of Parkinson's Disease. Her apparently miraculous cure is part of the case for the beatification, the last stage before sainthood. Among those in Rome for the event is Zimbabwean leader Robert Mugabe. A Roman Catholic, he was given special permission by the EU to fly to Italy despite being the subject of a travel ban. The presidents of Poland and Mexico are also among some 90 heads of state and other dignitaries due to attend the beatification. The event is expected to draw at least half a million people, including large numbers of pilgrims from the late pope's native Poland.
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