Vatican commemorates 20 years of the death of John Paul II without the presence of Pope Francis for his convalescence

Latinus John Paul II was Pope for almost 27 years, until his death on the night of April 2, 2005, six years later, Benedict XVI declared him Blessed and in 2014 Pope Francis officiated his canonization The Vatican commemorated on Wednesday the 20 years of the death of Pope and Saint John Paul II with a Mass in the Basilica of St Peter of the Vatican, although without the presence of Pope Francis, convalescing in his residence.