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"Tens of thousands of Christians gathered in St. Peter's Square in Rome for Easter Mass saw Pope John Paul II bless them with the sign of the cross, but the ailing pontiff did not celebrate mass. NPR's Debbie Elliott speaks with John Allen of <i>The National Catholic Reporter</i>."
<https://www.knau.org/npr-news/2005-03-26/pope-john-paul-offers-silent-easter-blessings>