Pope John Paul II greets King Harald V and Queen Sonja of Norway at the Pontiff's library during a private audience at the Vatican in Rome, Italy on October 25th, 2001. [Getty Images]

VATICAN - OCTOBER 25: They met the Pope on the third day of their official four-day visit to the country in Rome, Italy on October 25th, 2001. (Photo by Eric VANDEVILLE/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images) — see more

VATICAN - OCTOBER 25: They met the Pope on the third day of their official four-day visit to the country in Rome, Italy on October 25th, 2001. (Photo by Eric VANDEVILLE/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)

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