Pope improving, eating regularly again: Vatican
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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 II on Monday called for more opposition to laws he sees as threatening families based on traditional marriage, urged a vast mobilization of the public worldwide to combat hunger and restated the Catholic church's ban on embryo stem cell use.
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Pope John Paul II makes his first Sunday appearance at the Vatican after his recent hospital treatment.
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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 Sunday, the Vatican's chief spokesman said  Friday.
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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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Venezuela's ambassador to Cuba says Fidel Castro is gaining strength and has begun eating again.
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Pope John Paul's fragile health  stabilized on Wednesday after urgent medical treatment  overnight for severe breathing difficulties, but he will have  to remain in hospital for the time being, the Vatican said.
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VATICAN CITY, June 9 -- President Bush on Saturday met for the first time with Pope Benedict XVI, who the Vatican said expressed concern about "the worrying situation in Iraq," especially the deteriorating plight of Christians there.
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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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U.S. President George W. Bush was at the Vatican Saturday for an audience with Pope Benedict XVI and meetings with Italian leaders, as his weeklong European tour moves south to the Mediterranean.
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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'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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Pope John Paul II spent a restful night in hospital, Italian news reports said Wednesday.
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MUNICH, Germany  - Pope Benedict made an emotional   return to his Bavarian homeland on Saturday, saying his first   visit since being elected head of the Roman Catholic Church 17   months ago filled him with memories.
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The Vatican announces that the Pope will stay in hospital for a few more days while recovering from his illness.
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Pope John Paul spent a second  night in hospital after emergency treatment for breathing  problems but Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said he  was optimistic he would recover quickly.