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Doctors Connect Pope to Nasal Feeding Tube

Pope John Paul II is being fed through a nasal tube in order to boost his caloric intake, the Vatican says. The announcement follows the pontiff's unexpected and brief appearance at his window over St. Peter's Square, during which he tried, but was unable, to speak.

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