Cardinal: Pope to Continue Work Soon
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Pope John Paul II is well after leaving hospital and should be able to continue with his work within a few days, a top Italian cardinal said in comments published Saturday.
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The Archbishop of Canterbury hears concerns from the Pope on the future of the Anglican Communion.
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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 John Paul will leave hospital  Thursday after a 10-day stay for breathing problems, the  Vatican said.
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CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy - Pope John Paul (news - web sites) II warned in a statement released Sunday that humanity&#39;s speedy progress in science and technology risks overlooking moral values, citing with particular concern experiments in human cloning.
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While the Vatican expresses optimism Pope John Paul II will rebound from his latest health crisis, outside medical experts give a grimmer longterm view, saying the pontiff's Parkinson's disease puts him on the path of a steady &#151; and perhaps rapid &#151; decline.
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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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Pope Benedict XVI urged the faithful to set aside time in their lives for God and the needy, as he ushered in Christmas early Tuesday by celebrating Midnight Mass in St. Peter's Basilica
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Former Manila Archbishop Jaime Cardinal Sin is in stable condition after suffering a heart attack while undergoing his regular dialysis, his spokesman told reporters on Tuesday.
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Pope Benedict said on  Thursday even he could not do everything that was expected of  him and advised German priests not to burn themselves out  trying to make up for the growing shortage of Roman Catholic  clerics.
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The sudden hospitalization of Pope John Paul was another reminder, if any were needed, that one of the longest and most event-studded pontificates in history may be coming to a close.
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Pope John Paul II blessed the faithful from his hospital window Sunday, looking frail and speaking with difficulty but determined to show he can still lead the Roman Catholic Church.
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Pope John Paul is not yet strong  enough to read his entire traditional noon message on Sunday  and looks set to miss Ash Wednesday services for the first time  in his papacy.
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Pope John Paul II's deteriorating health has churchmen wondering what might happen if he can no longer carry out his papal duties and doctors questioning when that might happen.
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Pope John Paul's health is improving steadily and he remains in charge of the Roman Catholic Church, hoping to be strong enough to make his weekly address Sunday, the Vatican said Friday.
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The next head of the Roman Catholic  Church could well be an Italian, Belgian Cardinal Godfried  Danneels was quoted as saying on Friday.
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Pope Benedict XVI said Monday he plans to use his nearly three-week-long vacation in the Italian mountains to write a new book and said he was also preparing a new encyclical.