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 | Christmas of 1999: Pope John Paul II exchanges Christmas greetings with members of the Roman Curia, at the Vatican Tuesday, Dec. 21, 1999. The Pontiff recalled his satisfaction and frustration in leading the Roman Catholic Church in the last year of the millennium. click to open  |  | Christmas of 1999: St. Peter's Basilica, the largest church in Christendom, shines with a new illumination system just days before the final Christmas of the 20th century late Tuesday, Dec 21st, 1999. Pope John Paul II will launch the Holy Year in a solemn ceremony on Christmas Eve by opening the Holy Door. Some 27 million pilgrims are expected in Rome for the special Jubilee 2000 year. click to open |  | Guide dog Regal helps her owner Christina Brino, of Morristown, N.J., find the exit of Epstein's department store in Morristown after Christina made some Christmas gift purchases, Sunday, Dec. 5, 1999. click to open |
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