Photo of the Day: Piazza Giovanni Paolo II

Alicia Ambrosio

April 8, 2013
Pope attends dedication of square in honor of Blessed John Paul II outside Basilica of St. John Lateran
Pope Francis and Cardinal Agostino Vallini look on as a plaque is unveiled, dedicating the plaza in front of the Basilica of St. John Lateran to the last Pope John Paul II. The dedication ceremony took place just before the Mass during which Pope Francis officially took possession of the Basilica of St. John Lateran, Rome's Cathedral.
(CNS Photo / Paul Haring)