CNN faith and values correspondent Delia Gallagher obtained rare access to both the Vatican and to those who knew the pope best for a revealing look inside the secret world of the Vatican. Pope John Paul II’s confidantes and colleagues reflect upon their final hours with the pope, the cardinals-only conclave to elect his successor and the canonization process to make Pope John Paul II a saint. 

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