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Pope John Paul II in a "very grave" condition
Pope John Paul II was in a "very grave" condition yesterday and appeared close to death after suffering heart failure, the Vatican said in a statement. The Vatican statement said the Pope was still "conscious, lucid and tranquil" and had celebrated Mass as dawn broke, but senior clergy indicated that his life was ebbing away. "He is fading serenely," Polish Cardinal Andrzej Maria Deskur, a close friend, was quoted as saying by Agi news agency. An update on his health was to be issued at around 1030-1100 GMT today [2.30-3.00pm UAE time today], the Vatican said. "The general conditions and cardio-respiratory conditions of the Holy Father have further worsened," Vatican spokesman Joaquin Navarro-Valls said in a statement. The 84-year-old pontiff was also experiencing a "gradual worsening' of his blood pressure 'and breathing has become shallow,' Navarro-Valls said.
MidEast.ru, April, 02th 2005
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