One year since a great Pope's passing

The great Pope John Paul II

Requiescat in pace

"None of us can ever forget how in that last Easter Sunday of his life, the Holy Father, marked by suffering, came once more to the window of the Apostolic Palace and one last time gave his blessing urbi et orbi. We can be sure that our beloved Pope is standing today at the window of the Father's house, that he sees us and blesses us." (from Pope John Paul II's funeral homily by Pope Benedict XVI when he was still Cardinal Ratzinger)