Vatican Secretary of State Tarcisio Bertone (L) bows before the relic of the late Pope John Paul II during a mass of thanksgiving in Saint Peter’s Square in the Vatican on May 2, 2011. A giant banner bearing a smiling portrait of the charismatic Polish pope was unveiled over the facade of Saint Peter’s Basilica Sunday after Benedict pronounced the formula of beatification just six years after John Paul’s death. AFP PHOTO/ALBERTO PIZZOLI
