Newly elected Pope John Paul II -- Polish Cardinal Karol Wojtyla -- is pictured as he greets the world from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica Oct. 16, 1978. Blessed John Paul II and Blessed John XXIII will become saints April 27, the feast of the Divine Mercy, in a ceremony led by Pope Francis at the Vatican. (CNS photo/Catholic Press Photo) (Sept. 30, 2013) See JPII-JXXIII (UPDATED) Sept. 30, 2013.