Pope John Paul II joins ranks of blessed

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• Cardinal George reacts to bin Laden's death
• May 2, 2011 (ROME) - Cardinal Francis George, in Rome for Pope John Paul II's beatification, reacts to news of Osama bin Laden's death.
• Local services honor John Paul II
• May 1, 2011 (CHICAGO) - A number of services in the Chicago area Sunday honored the beatification of Pope John Paul II.
• Cardinal George arrives in Rome for beatification
• April 30, 2011 (ROME) - On Saturday evening, the Circus Maximus in Rome is not merely a tourist stop but the site of a major event leading up to the beatification of Pope John Paul II.
• Excitement builds in Rome at pre-beatification vigil
• April 30, 2011 (ROME) - A number of Chicagoans are in Rome Saturday night preparing for the beatification Sunday of the late Pope John Paul II.
• ABC7 Exclusive: Cardinal Stanislaw Dziwisz
• April 30, 2011 (VATICAN) - Cardinal Stanislaw Dziwisz, who spent 40 years working side-by-side with Pope John Paul II, talks about his friend as he moves closer to sainthood.
• Photos: Pope John Paul II
• Karol Wojtyla of Wadowice, Poland, grew up to be Pope John Paul II.
• Photos: Pope John Paul II's Chicago
• Pope John Paul II visited Chicago, where his presence still lingers for many, especially for the city's large Polish population because he was also Polish.
• Lockport woman credits JPII with miracle
• April 28, 2011 (LOCKPORT, Ill.) - Mary Kern credits Pope John Paul II with performing the miracle that saved her eyesight and she has told Vatican.
• Chicagoans head to Rome for beatification
• April 28, 2011 (CHICAGO) - While hundreds of thousands of people travel to Rome for the Pope John Paul II's beatification, many Chicagoans plan celebrations of their own.
• Preview of Pope John Paul II's Beatification
• April 25, 2011 (CHICAGO) - This week in Rome, the late pope advances toward sainthood, and many Chicagoans will be there to witness history.
• Video: Pope John Paul II's 'right hand man'
• Cardinal Stanislaw Dziwisz of Poland was the personal secretary to the late Pope John Paul II for several years.
• History of Holy Name
• February 4, 2009 (CHICAGO) - Holy Name has a rich history and is significant not to Chicagoans, but also to Roman Catholics around the world.