Gifts, Get-Well Messages Pour in for Pope
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A 6-foot flower arrangement. Children's letters. A harp made of matchsticks. From inmates at prisons he has visited to diplomats from one of the few countries he hasn't, an ailing Pope John Paul II is being flooded with get-well gifts.
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Pope John Paul II, recovered from the flu and respiratory problems that left him hospitalized for 10 days, is spending this week in a retreat for his traditional Lenten period of spiritual reflection.
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Pope John Paul II will give his traditional blessing at midday Sunday from the hospital where he is being treated for the flu and breathing troubles, but an aide will read out the weekly Angelus prayer, the Vatican announced Saturday.
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Pope Benedict XVIÂs visit to Turkey in late November is likely to be a flash point for a surprisingly broad array of issues.
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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 II delivered a strong pro-life message during open air mass at the shrine to the Virgin Mary in Lourdes, the highlight of a two-day visit which again saw his failing health betray him.
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The world awaited news of Pope  John Paul's condition early on Wednesday after he was rushed to  hospital with breathing difficulties during the night.
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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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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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Pope John Paul led the world's one  billion Roman Catholics into Christmas Day and said the  troubled world needed the message of Jesus more than ever,  braving Parkinson's Disease to deliver his sermon.
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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 II thanked well-wishers Sunday for their messages and prayers as he celebrated the 26th anniversary of his election as pontiff.
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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 told the world in  his Christmas message on Saturday that people were yearning for  peace everywhere around the globe and expressed particular  concern for Iraq, the Middle East and Africa.
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ISTANBUL -- A poster of a pig with the face of Pope Benedict XVI plastered to its head and a cross painted on its pink belly hinted at the fierce reception the pontiff could face in Turkey tomorrow when he kicks off his first papal trip to a Muslim country.
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Pope John Paul thanked the world  for praying for his recovery as he delivered his first Sunday  blessing since leaving hospital last week, but aides had to  help the frail Pontiff read his address.
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Pope John Paul II offered Christmas wishes Saturday for a world where he said timid but hopeful efforts at peace coexist with worries over over Iraq, the Holy Land and several tragic conflicts in Africa.