BBC NEWS World Europe Pope urges John Paul canonisation:
Pope Benedict XVI has said during a visit to Poland that he hopes to see his predecessor, John Paul II, shortly elevated to sainthood.
The Pope's comments came during a visit to John Paul II's home town of Wadowice on the latest stage of his Polish trip.
He later told hundreds of thousands of young people who had gathered to see him in the town of Krakow to remain true to the teachings of Jesus.
Benedict XVI is to visit the former Nazi death camp of Auschwitz on Sunday.
5/27/06
Benedict XVI is to visit the former Nazi death camp of Auschwitz on Sunday
A million Jewish souls will be disturbed Sunday by the visit of a former member of the Hitler youth.
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