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Polish Pontiff John Paul II is elected pope at Vatican
Pope John Paul II, a 58 year old Polish cardinal, is named the 264th pope of the Roman Catholic Church in a historic non Italian selection. He will be inaugurated with a Mass rather than a coronation and receives the pallium signifying his dual roles as bishop of Rome and Western church patriarch. The Vatican will announce if the Mass will be in St. Peter's Square or inside the basilica.
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