Frail Pope's health 'improving'
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Pope John Paul II is eating regularly and his health is improving after being struck by flu, says the Vatican.
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Pope John Paul marked the 26th  anniversary of his pontificate on Saturday, defying medical  odds and confounding predictions about any successor.
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Pope John Paul II's health continues to improve and he has begun eating, the Vatican said Friday, but it would not say if the pope would give his weekly Sunday address from the hospital, where he's being treated for the flu and respiratory troubles.
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Pope John Paul is making a steady  recovery from flu and breathing difficulties and should be able  to leave hospital next week, the Vatican said on Thursday.
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Pope John Paul II's condition has improved and he is eating regularly, Vatican spokesman Joaquin Navarro-Valls said as the frail pontiff spent a third day in hospital.
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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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Pope John Paul's stay in hospital has been extended until at least Thursday as a precautionary measure though his overall health continues to improve, the Vatican said Monday.
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The new chairman of a health trust criticised over clostridium difficile deaths says care is improving.
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A frail but determined pope delivered his traditional Christmas sermon in Rome's St.
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Pope John Paul II's condition is stabilised after treatment but he will stay in hospital for now, the Vatican says.
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Pope John Paul II showed his illness has become a part of his message during a draining pilgrimage to Lourdes, raising more questions over how long he can last, but the extent of his Parkinson's disease did not diminish a strong political content in his speeches.
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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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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  - A sick man among the sick, Pope John Paul 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&#189; hour service in sizzling heat.
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Indonesian ex-leader Suharto's health has shown some improvement but he remains critical, officials say.
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Pope John Paul, looking weak and barely  able to talk, appeared at his hospital window on Sunday for the  first time since he was taken ill and said through an aide that  he was still "serving the Church and all humanity."
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Pope John Paul II is well enough to deliver a traditional Sunday blessing from hospital, the Vatican says.