The Pope died in his private apartment at the Vatican at 2137 local time (1937 GMT) on Saturday, surrounded by his closest Polish aides.
==Sources==
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4399715.stm BBC - Pope John Paul II dies]
* Wikipedia's article on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_John_Paul_II Pope John Paul II]
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