Pope in hospital again
{{date|February 25, 2005}}
[[Image:Saint Peter's Square from the dome.jpg|thumb|200px|Vatican officials say the pope has been readmited to hospital]]
[[w:John Paul II|Pope John Paul II]] has been re-admitted to [[w:Rome|Rome's]] [[w:Gemelli Hospital|Gemelli Hospital]] with a relapse of [[w:influenza|influenza]] which saw him hospitalised earlier this month.  

He was wheeled into Gemelli Hospital on a partially elevated stretcher, and was waving to people as he entered the clinic.

Later, [[w:Vatican|Vatican]] spokesman Joaquin Navarro Valls announced that the pope had undergone a [[w:tracheotomy|tracheotomy]] to assist his breathing.

The Pope's re-admittance again raises questions about how long his papacy will last.  One of his close aides refused to rule out the possibility of the Pope retiring saying it was up to his "conscience".  The Pope has recently indicated that he has no intention of retiring by saying that the call "to guard his flock" was "particularly alive in him".  

The operation lasted around thirty minutes, and Navarro Valls said to media that it was a success.

==Sources==

*{{source|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4293873.stm|title=Pope readmitted to Rome hospital|author=|pub=BBC News|date=24 February, 2005}}
*{{source|url=http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=37000|title=Vatican says Pope back in hospital
|author=|pub=Associated Press|date=24 February, 2005}}
*{{source|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/pope/story/0,12272,1425061,00.html|title=Ailing Pope has throat surgery|author=John Hooper|pub=The Guardian|date=25 February, 2005}}

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[[es:Nuevamente hospitalizado el Papa Juan Pablo II]]
[[pl:Papież Jan Paweł II przeszedł operację]]
[[sv:Påven åter på sjukhus]]
Vatican officials say the pope has been readmited to hospital
Pope John Paul II has been re-admitted to Rome's Gemelli Hospital with a relapse of influenza which saw him hospitalised earlier this month.  

He was wheeled into Gemelli Hospital on a partially elevated stretcher, and was waving to people as he entered the clinic.

Later, Vatican spokesman Joaquin Navarro Valls announced that the pope had undergone a tracheotomy to assist his breathing.

The Pope's re-admittance again raises questions about how long his papacy will last.  One of his close aides refused to rule out the possibility of the Pope retiring saying it was up to his "conscience".  The Pope has recently indicated that he has no intention of retiring by saying that the call "to guard his flock" was "particularly alive in him".  

The operation lasted around thirty minutes, and Navarro Valls said to media that it was a success.
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