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Photo: Inside St. Peter's Basilica
Photo: Inside St. Peter's Basilica
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Photograph by James L. Stanfield
Inside St. Peter's Basilica candidates for priesthood from 22 countries lie prostrate in humility before the high altar as they take their vows during an ordination Mass celebrated by Pope John Paul II.

—From the National Geographic book Inside the Vatican, 1991
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