The Pope has created six new saints at a ceremony in the Vatican today.
Thousands attended the ceremony, which includes the canonisation of an Italian woman who became a symbol of the anti-abortion movement.
Gianna Beretta Molla died of cancer in 1962 after refusing life-saving treatment that would have involved the termination of her pregnancy.
Vatican officials say she will be the first married woman to become a Roman Catholic saint in modern times.
Today's ceremony raises to more than 480 the number of saints created by John Paul II during his 25-year papacy.
