Frail Pope Ends Tiring Lourdes Pilgrimage
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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.
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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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ROME Pope John Paul II on Sunday put the last Austro-Hungarian emperor, Charles I, on the road to sainthood in a solemn beatification ceremony in St.
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Pope John Paul II ushered in the Christmas holiday, lighting a candle for peace in his window Friday before celebrating midnight Mass in a new test of the 84-year-old pontiff&#39;s frail health.
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Pope John Paul's health has  stabilized recently, so much so that the Pontiff has expressed  a desire to make at least two major trips abroad next year,  including one to Northern Ireland.
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A very frail looking Pope John Paul II referred to his last visit to Malta when he walked on the footsteps of St Paul whiel speaking during a video conference at the International Priests Convention being held ...
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Pope John Paul II ushered in the Christmas holiday, lighting a candle for peace in his window Friday before celebrating midnight Mass in a new test of the 84-year-old pontiff's frail health.
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Days after returning from a grueling trip to France, Pope John Paul II appeared in better shape Wednesday and expressed thanks for his visit to the shrine of Lourdes.
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Pope John Paul has recovered from his breathing problems and will leave hospital later on Thursday, the Vatican said.
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With the lighting of a candle for peace in his window, Pope John Paul began Christmas holiday celebrations that posed a new test for his frail health not long after visitors celebrated in Bethlehem.
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By Michael Lafleur, The Sun, Lowell, Mass.  May 28--LOWELL -- Notre Dame de Lourdes Catholic Church closed after a tearful Mass on Sept. 26, 2004, closing the book on the parish's 98-year history.
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Two days after a grueling papal pilgrimage which left some wondering if Pope John Paul II could still travel, the Vatican on Tuesday announced details of the ailing pontiff's next trip.
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Pope John Paul, his voice still  weak, delivered his first Sunday blessing since leaving  hospital last week and through an aide thanked the world for  praying for his recovery.
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The Pope will visit Italy's Adriatic coast for a beatification ceremony in his last journey of the year outside Rome.
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The Pope is to travel to a beatification ceremony on the Adriatic coast, in his last journey outside Rome of 2004.
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Pope John Paul left hospital on Thursday,  ending a 10-day stay for severe breathing problems that revived  concern about his health and the leadership of the Roman  Catholic Church.
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Pope John Paul II is well enough to deliver a traditional Sunday blessing from hospital, the Vatican says.