Polish pilgrims look out a window as a train departs from Krakow, Poland, en route to the pope's funeral in Rome, April 6, 2005. Poland's foreign ministry said it expected 2 million Poles would travel to Rome for the funeral, though it stressed that the number was a rough estimate.
A Polish girl and her mother say goodbye as a train with Polish pilgrims departs from the Krakow train station en route to the pope's funeral in Rome, April 6, 2005. Born in Poland, the pope was a bishop in Krakow before he became pontiff.
A nun rushes with her ticket in her hand as she tries to catch a bus to Rome, April 6, 2005. At the Vatican that night, newly arrived Poles were ecstatic when they learned the day-long line to view the pope's body -- shut down earlier by officials to make last-minute funeral preparations and also to prevent pilgrims from waiting in vain -- was reopened and carried a far shorter wait.
Two Polish nuns in Krakow sit on a bus bound for Rome, where they'll attend the pope's funeral, April 6, 2005.
A couple walks past Warsaw's Palace of Culture and Science, a communist era landmark, on which a portrait of the late Pope John Paul II is diplayed, April 6, 2005.
A nun decorates a balcony over the main entrance to St. Mary's basilica in Wadowice, Poland, April 6, 2005.
A woman puts a candle in front of a monument to the late Pope John Paul II, in Krakow, Poland, April 6, 2005.
A man prays in front of candles lit underneath a picture of the late Pope John Paul II hung below the President's Office in Krakow, Poland, April 5, 2005.
A girl puts flowers in the middle of candles lit for the pope in front of the residence of the archbishop, in Krakow, Poland, April 5, 2005.
Nuns walk in front of candles lit for the pope, in Krakow, Poland, April 5, 2005.
Nuns kneel down with others in front of the archbishop's residence in Krakow to pray for the late Pope John Paul II, April 5, 2005.
People pray for the pope's soul at St. Francsek church in Krakow, Poland, April 5, 2005.
Polish schoolgirls place candles in front of the former home of Pope John Paul II in Wadowice, Poland, April 5, 2005.
Students visit the former home of Pope John Paul II in Wadowice, Poland, April 5, 2005.
A woman signs the book of condolences for the pope in front of St. Mary church in Wadowice, Poland, April 5, 2005. At right is a bust of Pope John Paul II, at left is an honor guard.
Pilsudski Square is crowded with mourners during a national Mass for the late Pope John Paul II, April 5, 2005, in Warsaw, Poland. About 200,000 people arrived for the Mass, held in a square where the Polish-born Pope once rallied the nation to fight the communist rule.
People raise Vatican and Polish flags during a national Mass for the late Pope John Paul II, in Warsaw, Poland, April 5, 2005.
Women attend a National Mass for the late Pope John Paul II, in Warsaw, Poland, April 5, 2005.
Black ribbons are tied to flags of Poland (white and red) and Krakow (white and blue) flying at Krakow's market place, as a symbol of mourning over the death of Pope John Paul II, April 5, 2005.