Funeral Mass

John Paul II's coffin is displayed before being taken into St. Peter's Basilica for burial, following a funeral Mass in St. Peter's Square, the Vatican, April 8, 2005. Applause rang out as John Paul's plain cypress coffin, adorned with a cross and an "M" for the Virgin Mary, was brought out for the Mass. About four hours later, he was laid to rest in the grotto under the basilica.

Pope John Paul II's coffin is taken to the grottos beneath St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican, April 8, 2005. This final stage of the pontiff's funeral was attended by prelates and members of the papal household, the Vatican said.

Pope John Paul II's coffin is lowered into the grave inside the grottos beneath St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican, Friday, April 8, 2005.

German Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger blesses Pope John Paul II's coffin during the funeral Mass in St. Peter's Square, the Vatican, April 8, 2005.

Pallbearers carry the pope's coffin into the center of St. Peter's Square, the Vatican, April 8, 2005.

German Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, standing at the center of the altar, celebrates the funeral service for Pope John Paul II, at St. Peter's Square, in the Vatican, April 8, 2005.

Mourners receive communion from a priest during the funeral Mass for Pope John Paul II, in St. Peter's Square, the Vatican, April 8, 2005.

American Bishop James Harvey, top center, and Polish Archbishop Stanislaw Dziwisz, left, walk next to the casket of Pope John Paul II with other bishops, during the pope's funeral in St. Peter's Square, the Vatican, April 8, 2005.

Cardinals hold on to their mitres as wind gusts tear at their vestments, during the pope's funeral Mass at St. Peter's Square, in the Vatican, April 8, 2005.

Priests file past the wooden casket containing the body of Pope John Paul II, during his funeral Mass at St. Peter's Square, in the Vatican, April 8, 2005.

Cardinal kiss the altar after the arrival of Pope John Paul II's casket, during the pope's funeral Mass at St. Peter's Square, in the Vatican, April 8, 2005.

A church official holds a sun umbrella over Polish Cardinal Andrzej Maria Deskur during the funeral for Pope John Paul II at St. Peter's Square, the Vatican, April 8, 2005.

Cardinals, at left, wearing red robes, and bishops attend Pope John Paul II's funeral Mass at St. Peter's Square, in the Vatican, April 8, 2005.

The wooden casket bearing the remains of Pope John Paul II is prepared during his funeral Mass at St. Peter's Square, in the Vatican, April 8, 2005.

Pages inside the Book of Gospels placed upon the pope's coffin blow in the wind, during his funeral at St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, April 8, 2005.

Pallbearers carry the coffin of Pope John Paul II, during his funeral Mass at St. Peter's Square, in the Vatican, April 8, 2005.

The casket containing the body of Pope John Paul II is taken out of St. Peter's Basilica at the start of his funeral Mass in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, April 8, 2005.

Pallbearers carry Pope John Paul II 's coffin as his funeral begins in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, April 8, 2005.

St. Peter's Square is seen during the funeral of Pope John Paul II, at the Vatican, April 8, 2005.