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Millions Bid Farewell to Pope

By Ed Gordon
Published April 7, 2005 at 9:00 PM PDT
This story was published more than 20 years ago.

Millions of people gathered in Rome on Friday to bid farewell to Pope John Paul II. NPR's Ed Gordon speaks with Rep. Shelia Jackson Lee (D-TX), who attended the funeral.

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