Article: JOHN PAUL VISITS HIS OLD HOMETOWN 1 MILLION ATTEND MASS IN KRAKOW, WHERE POPE SERVED AS ARCHBISHOP.(News/National/International)

Byline: Victor L. Simpson Associated Press

KRAKOW, Poland -- Finally home in ``my beloved city,'' Pope John Paul II slept in his former house, stopped in at his university and rejoiced Sunday in the cheers of more than 1 million of his compatriots.

The crowd, the largest in his 11-day pilgrimage to Poland, began arriving shortly after dawn for Mass, nearly filling the vast 120-acre Blonia meadow in the heart of the city.

The pope proclaimed Poland's 14th century Queen Hedwig a saint, holding up her generosity and defense of the common good as examples for today's political leaders. His message was part of his effort to keep Poles from losing ...

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