Pope's Health Improves Steadily
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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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Indonesia's former dictator Suharto showed signs of improvement Sunday but remained in critical condition, doctors said two days after he was hospitalised with heart, lung and kidney problems.
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Pope John Paul spent a peaceful,  third night in hospital, but his recovery from influenza and  breathing problems is likely to be slow, Italian media reported  on Friday.
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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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Influential Philippine church leader Cardinal Jaime Sin is in a stable condition in hospital after a reported heart attack.
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Pope Benedict has decided to keep limbo in limbo a little longer.
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Doctors treating ailing Indonesian ex-leader Suharto say his health is showing signs of improvement.
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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 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'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, 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'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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Former Indonesian dictator Suharto's health was improving Monday, with fluids successfully being drained from his heart and lungs and his appetite slowly returning, days after he was rushed to the hospital in critical condition, doctors said.
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Pope John Paul II is well enough to deliver a traditional Sunday blessing from hospital, the Vatican says.
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Pope John Paul's health is improving and he hopes to be strong enough to make his weekly address as usual on Sunday, the Vatican's chief spokesman said on Friday.
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Pope John Paul's age and the debilitating effect of Parkinson's disease are the main factors influencing his health and make him more vulnerable to infections and breathing problems, medical experts said.
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The emergency room doctor who treated Pope John Paul II's breathing crisis said in comments published Wednesday that the pontiff made a swifter-than-expected recovery and is generally in good health.