Pope to leave hospital today

VATICAN CITY - Pope John Paul II will leave hospital today, a week after surgery to remove his appendix, the Vatican said yesterday…

VATICAN CITY - Pope John Paul II will leave hospital today, a week after surgery to remove his appendix, the Vatican said yesterday. "He will return to the Vatican where he will spend a period of convalescence and rest according to his doctors' orders," the Vatican said.

It added that the Pope (76) would gradually resume his daily activities.

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