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Doctors hope for full recovery of pope after shooting
Rome reports Pope John Paul II shows fever decline and increased activity as doctors project a probable full recovery by Thursday. Vatican officials note the pope speaks and takes steps, while Italian police assess Mehmet Ali Agca's motives amid ongoing investigations and caution that healing will be lengthy for the bullet wound.
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Rome
John Paul II
Vatican
Agostino Casaroli
Holy Father
Claude E. Welch
Boston
Massachusetts General Hospital
Pope’s Hospital
Welch
Kevin M. Cahill
New York
Lenox Hill Hospital
Francesco Crucitti
Peter’s Square
Mehmet Ali Agca
Elizabeth II
Britain
Agca
Associated Press
Luigi Candia
Gemelli Policlinico Hospital