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Queen mourns pope

LONDON, April 2 (UPI) -- Britain's Queen Elisabeth II expressed her "deep sorrow" Saturday at the death of Pope John Paul II.

"The Queen has conveyed to the Holy See her deep sorrow on receiving the news of the death of his holiness Pope John Paul II," said a statement from Buckingham Palace.

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"Her majesty remembers the untiring efforts of Pope John Paul II in promoting peace and goodwill throughout the world."

The queen praised the pope's work "for Christian unity including closer ties between the Roman Catholic and Anglican Churches and, in particular his Holiness's visit to Britain in 1982 -- the first ever papal visit."

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