Fresh concerns over pope's health

0 Comments | AFP, March, 2005

VATICAN CITY (AFP) — Growing fears over Pope John Paul II's health, amid signs that his condition is worsening, cast a pall over the Roman Catholic Church's preparations for Easter ceremonies over which he normally presides.

"The pope was unwell all day Monday, during the night and again today," an informed Vatican source told AFP, adding that the tube through which the pope has breathed since his tracheotomy on February 24 was causing him greater discomfort.

"As well as that, he is feeding less and less, which is making him anaemic. To compensate for that, he is taking iron (medication), but that is giving him headaches and making him nauseous," the source said.

The source said it was likely the pope would have to be hospitalised for the third time in seven...