Vatican logs as mourners flood for John Paul II body
Italian police halted the crowd of pilgrims near St. Peter's Basilica amid a near million-strong turnout to view Pope John Paul II. VIPs including President Bush and Laura Bush attended, while the College of Cardinals prepared for an April 18 conclave. Text alerts and barricades targeted crowd control as officials sought to clear the basilica before the funeral.
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Pope John Paul II aide Dziwisz to leave papal apartments
Pope John Paul II’s long time private secretary Archbishop Stanislaw Dziwisz will depart the papal apartments after Friday’s funeral along with five Polish nuns. New rules require emptying the quarters until a new pope moves in. Dziwisz will live near Rome in a Polish pilgrims residence and mournful colleagues say forty years together end with this farewell.
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Prince Rainier dies at 81 in Monaco hospital
Prince Rainier III of Monaco, 81, who wed Grace Kelly in 1956, died Wednesday after respiratory care for heart problems. The Philadelphia born actress Grace Kelly became Princess of Monaco in a famed 1950s romance. He survived his wife by 22 years. she died in 1982 following a car crash.
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Migrants Seek New Crossings as Minutemen Patrol Arizona Border
Mexican officials report a drop in daily crossings from about 400 to 198 after U S civilian Minuteman Project volunteers began patrolling the Arizona border. Grupo Beta coordinator Bertha de la Rosa says migrants will seek other routes but remain determined to enter the United States. Mexican authorities and state police patrolled the Mexican side starting Sunday to deter crossings.
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