Pilgrims await sick Pope's words
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Pope John Paul II is expected to broadcast his traditional Sunday blessing from his hospital room in Rome.
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The medical bulletin issued, in Italian, by chief Vatican spokesman Joaquin Navarro-Valls on the pope's condition says:
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Scores of faithful flocked to a Rome hospital Wednesday where Pope John Paul II was being treated for respiratory problems, offering prayers, flowers and even singing a pop song for the sick pontiff.
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Al-Qaida in Iraq warned Pope Benedict XVI on Monday that its war against Christianity and the West will go on until Islam takes over the world, and Iran's supreme leader called for more protests over the pontiff's remarks on Islam.
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Pope John Paul's fragile health  stabilized on Wednesday after urgent medical treatment for  severe breathing difficulties, but he will have to remain in  hospital for the time being, the Vatican said.
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Pope John Paul II's spokesman has hinted that the ailing pontiff might be discharged soon from the hospital, saying he hopes the next scheduled medical bulletin will be the last.
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The Turkish man who shot Pope John Paul II in 1981 released a cryptic statement Thursday wishing the hospitalized pontiff a speedy recovery and urging him to tell the world that its end was near.
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Pope John Paul Sunday thanked the world  for the great concern shown for his health and said he was  still "serving the Church and all humanity" from his hospital  bed.
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Pope John Paul II delivered his traditional Christmas plea for peace on Saturday in an address shortened this year - apparently because of his poor health - but packed
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Pope John Paul's fragile health  stabilized on Wednesday after urgent medical treatment for  severe breathing difficulties, but the Vatican said he would  have to remain in hospital for the time being.
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CASTELGANDOLFO, Italy  - Pope John Paul, looking  healthier than during his weekend pilgrimage to Lourdes and  speaking with a clear voice, thanked God Wednesday for giving  him the strength to visit the French shrine.
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BRUSSELS One of 15 cardinals with Pope John Paul II during a weekend visit to a French shrine was quoted in Belgian news media on Monday as saying the ailing pontiff may have been making his farewells.
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The Pope, looking tired and speaking with difficulty, has ploughed into fresh controversy with two startling new beatifications. Among the five people he set on the road to canonisation
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Pope John Paul, convalescing after  10 days in hospital, asked the world's sick Friday to pray for  him at a special Mass for the ill.
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Pope Benedict XVI urged world leaders Wednesday to take in and care for refugees who seek asylum in their countries.
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A sick man among the sick, Pope John Paul II struggled through Sunday Mass at a French shrine that draws desperate people seeking miracle cures. The 84-year-old pontiff gasped, trembled and asked aides for help during the 2 1/2 hour service in sizzling heat.
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LOURDES, France  - Pope John Paul, a sick man  among the sick, wound up a emotional visit to this miracle  shrine Sunday and struggled with iron determination to finish a  sermon in order to encourage others suffering around him.