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2,000 Buses Of Visitors: Rome Braces For Canonization Crowds

Workers stand on scaffolding in front of St. Peter's Basilica in Rome on Tuesday. This Sunday, Pope Francis will canonize the late Pope John Paul II, who reigned from 1978 to 2005, and Pope John XXIII, the pontiff from 1958 to 1963. Two million or more visitors are expected in Rome. (Reuter/Landov)
Workers stand on scaffolding in front of St. Peter's Basilica in Rome on Tuesday. This Sunday, Pope Francis will canonize the late Pope John Paul II, who reigned from 1978 to 2005, and Pope John XXIII, the pontiff from 1958 to 1963. Two million or more visitors are expected in Rome. (Reuter/Landov)

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