Below find our ten favourite photos, in no particular order, of the canonisation of Ss John XXIII and John Paul II on April 27. Join our Facebook page to see more photos of the canonisation and of the Southern Cross/Radio Veritas Canonisation Pilgrimage.
People assisting with the canonization of Ss John XXIII and John Paul II sleep outside the colonnade in St Peter’s Square at the Vatican in the early morning of April 27. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
A Southern Cross/Radio Veritas pilgrim takes a photo of St Peter’s after an early morning arrival in Rome from their base in Fiuggi. (Photo: Claire Mathieson)
A large crowd is seen in and around St Peter’s Square as Pope Francis celebrates the canonisation Mass for Ss John XXIII and John Paul II at the Vatican on April 27. See if you can spot the Southern Cross/Radio Veritas pilgrims, just in front of the white structure! (CNS photo/Massimo Sestini, Italian National Police via Catholic Press Photo)
The Southern Cross/Radio Veritas Canonisation Pilgrimage group, led by Fr Emil Blaser OP, in Rome. (Photo: Claire Mathieson)
A Southern Cross/Radio Veritas pilgrim exchanges prayer cards with a pilgrim from Ireland. (Photo: Claire Mathieson)
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI embraces Pope Francis before the canonisation Mass for Ss John XXIII and John Paul II. (CNS photo/L’Osservatore Romano via Reuters)
A Southern Cross/Radio Veritas pilgrim makes a phone call home. (Photo: Claire Mathieson)
A young man from the Czech Republic prays the rosary after camping out overnight for the canonisation ceremony. (Photo: Claire Mathieson)
St Peter’s Square as Pope Francis celebrates the canonisation Mass for Ss. John XXIII and John Paul II.Crowds at a viewing area in Navona Square in central Rome. (Photo: Claire Mathieson)
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