Area residents reflect on pope illness and prayers for John Paul II
Local residents express concern and hope as Pope John Paul II's health worsens amid reports of the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick. Parishioners share admiration for his resilience and discuss the potential impact on Catholic followers and church leadership.
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Pope
Paul
Tuttle
Pope John Paul II
Karol Jézef Wojtyla
West Chester
Joseph
Carol Soete
Liberty Township
Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church
Monroe
Health troubles mark Pope John Paul II through 2005
Chronicle of illnesses and hospital stays for Pope John Paul II, listing key dates from February 1993 to March 2005. From flu and fevers to throat surgery and feeding tube insertion, the record notes hospitalizations, surgeries, and discharge dates, including the 2005 public appearances after health scares.
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Pope John Paul II
John Paul
Vatican
Pope
Papal shooter Agca hints Vatican plot during interview
Mehmet Ali Agca, who shot Pope John Paul II in St. Peters Square on May 13, 1981, claims priests helped him, a statement dismissed by Cardinal Roberto Tucci. Reports say East German Stasi and Bulgarian secret service documents allege KGB orders and coordinated cover up, while the pope questions Bulgarian links in a later book.
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Vatican
Colon
Pope
St. Peter's Square
Rome
John Paul II
St. Peter’s Square
Mehmet Ali Agca
John Paul
Agca
la Repubblica
Turkey
Italy
Ali Agea
Roberto Tucci
Vatican Radio
Agcea
KGB
Secret Service
East Germany
Corriere Della Sera
Stasi
Bulgaria
Europe
Corriere
Tucci
Solidarity
Poland
Ali Agca
Pope Admits John Paul As Illness Deepens
The Vatican says plans to admit John Paul II remain in effect as his condition worsens from a urinary tract infection and high fever. Vatican staff use antibiotics and monitor care while seekers gather near St Peter's Square, watched by police keeping crowds back from the piazza.
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Pier Paolo Cito
Associated Press
Jesus
St. Peter's Square
Vatican
John Paul II
St. Peter’s Square
John Paul
ANSA
St. Peter’s
Antonio Ceresa
Joaquin Navarro-Valls
Holy Father
Navarro-Valls
Apostolic Palace
Marc Siegel
New York University Medical Center
Siegel
Zach Mosenifar
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles
Mosenifar
Benjamin Ansell
Ucla School of Medicine
Ansell
Terri Schiavo
Jose Saraiva Martins
Schiavo
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Amiglio
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Paula Tuttle
Emilia
Joseph Soete
Omas
Coxohio
Pope John Paul
Krakow
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