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Gravely ill Pope remains 'serene' Pope John Paul II is conscious and serene after suffering heart problems overnight, the Vatican says. {snip} He is suffering breathing difficulties and blood pressure problems, leaving him in a serious but stable condition, spokesman Joaquin Navarro-Valls said. He said the Pope was able to make the sign of the Cross on Friday morning as aides read the scriptures to him. After his heart problems on Thursday, the Pope received the Catholics' last rites for the sick and dying. That was a sign that the Pope's closest advisers fear that the end of one of...

Pope's Doctors on Guard for Complications By VICTOR L. SIMPSON, Associated Press Writer VATICAN CITY - Pope John Paul (news - web sites) II's doctors were on guard for complications Wednesday, a day after the frail, 84-year-old pontiff was hospitalized with the flu and breathing trouble. Pneumonia remained a potentially deadly threat, but the Holy See insisted there was "no cause for alarm." Roman Catholics from Poland to the Philippines prayed for his recovery. The pope will be hospitalized for a few more days to afford "many means to stay ready for any complications," said Cardinal Javier Lozano Barragan, head...