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22 August 2004
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Pope John Paul II returns to Lourdes as a pilgrim
Children ‘used as political fodder’
Von Trapp Singers – win free passes
Was it the Pope’s goodbye to Lourdes?
Reunion for ‘Class of 1954’
Cologne ‘a journey on many levels’: cardinal
Patricians choose Indian to head leadership team
Let patients know risks, say ethics prizewinners
Pitter Patter: When tragedy hits
Fire in Genesian roof, so show must go off
Caritas acts to help Sudanese refugees
Cardinal’s Comment: Food for reflection
Editorial: Good sports
Children paint a sad picture of our apathy
Conversation: John O’Neill, Soccer Australia supreme - Joeys boy in a very different ball game ...
The secret life of ducks
‘No poverty’ target in poll
Stephanie’s skills in English win a high distinction
Unity is a sea of hands ...
Cardinal pays visit to seven Ashfield schools
At last, after a lifetime as a priest, Mons Tony has his own parish
‘Flame of faith’ in Bl Mary
Sr Maurus Tierney, friend to the poor and convicted
Bishop: sin not part of God’s plan for us
Archaeologists’ find may be cave of John the Baptist
3-goal netball win over Marist Sisters Woolwich
Mathematics ... or golf?
Santa Sabina gymnasts win in NZ
6 Joeys in teams to play Irish boys
Rosebank sports awards
Was it the Pope’s goodbye to Lourdes?
Belgian Cardinal Godfried Danneels has said that Pope John Paul II’s health has deteriorated and that he may be near the end of his life.
The 84-year-old Pope, who has Parkinson’s disease and severe arthritis, struggled as he wound up his visit to Lourdes on Sunday.
“It was one of the most moving celebrations ever,” Cardinal Danneels, told the Belgian daily Het Laatste Nieuws. “The Pope’s health has seriously weakened.
“When the Pope says: ‘I end my pilgrimage here’, that could mean two things. That, at least was how people listening to him in the field interpreted it.
“It was almost his goodbye to Lourdes and maybe also to his life,” the cardinal added.