Download Pope John Paul Ii Funeral Background. The funeral was followed by the novemdiales devotional in which the catholic church observes nine days of mourning. The funeral of pope john paul ii was held on 8 april 2005, six days after his death on 2 april.
Pope john paul ii's coffin was exhumed today ahead of his beatification as tens of thousands of people began arriving in rome for one of the biggest events in the catholic church since his funeral in 2005.
Funeral del papa juan pablo ii (es); Experts reflect on the life of pope john paul ii; Pope john paul ii was born on may 18, 1920 in wadowice, malopolskie, poland as karol józef wojtyla. The dean of the roman catholic church's college of cardinals, joseph ratzinger, presided over the funeral mass.
