Feligresía católica asiste a la histórica canonización

El papa Francisco proclamó este domingo santos a los pontífices Juan Pablo II y Juan XXIII, ante una multitud congregada en la plaza de San Pedro.

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Pope Francis is driven through the crowd in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Sunday, April 27, 2014. Pope Francis has declared his two predecessors John XXIII and John Paul II saints in an unprecedented canonization ceremony made even more historic by the presence of retired Pope Benedict XVI. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
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People follow the ceremony for the canonizations of Pope John XXIII and Pope John Paul II taking place at the Vatican on giant screens set up at the Colosseum, in Rome, Sunday, April 27, 2014. Pope Francis declared Popes John XXIII and John Paul II (on a large drawing at right) saints before some 800,000 people on Sunday in an unprecedented ceremony.(AP Photo/Riccardo De Luca)
People crowd Via della Conciliazione avenue leading up to the Vatican during the ceremony for the canonizations of Pope John XXIII and Pope John Paul II in St. Peter's Square, in Rome, Sunday, April 27, 2014. Pope Francis declared his two predecessors John XXIII and John Paul II saints before some 800,000 people on Sunday, an unprecedented ceremony made even more historic by the presence in St. Peter's Square of emeritus Pope Benedict XVI. (AP Photo/Riccardo De Luca)
Pope Francis waves to faithful as he is driven through the crowd in Via della Conciliazione avenue leading up to the Vatican after celebrating the ceremony for the canonizations of Pope John XXIII and Pope John Paul II in St. Peter's Square, in Rome, Sunday, April 27, 2014. Pope Francis declared his two predecessors John XXIII and John Paul II saints before some 800,000 people on Sunday, an unprecedented ceremony made even more historic by the presence in St. Peter's Square of emeritus Pope Benedict XVI. (AP Photo/Riccardo De Luca)
Memorial items of the Pope John XXIII are laid on the foot of Pope John XXIII statue at the parish church in Sotto il Monte Giovanni XXIII, northern Italy, the town of John XXIII, while the canonization of Pope John XXIII and Pope John Paul II was taking place at the Vatican, Sunday, April 27, 2014. Pope Francis declared his two predecessors John XXIII and John Paul II saints before some 800,000 people on Sunday, an unprecedented ceremony made even more historic by the presence in St. Peter's Square of emeritus Pope Benedict XVI. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

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27.04.2014

Unas 800.000 personas asistieron este domingo a la ceremonia de canonización de Juan Pablo II y Juan XXIII, indicó el Vaticano que cita fuentes de la policía italiana.

Según los cálculos, 500, 000 personas abarrotan la inmensa plaza de San Pedro y su avenida de acceso, Via de la Conciliación, mientras unas 300.000 siguen el acontecimiento frente a 17 pantallas gigantes instaladas en lugares claves de Roma.