Pope Looks Set to Return to Hospital

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope John Paul will probably have to return to hospital in the coming days for medical checks amid fears that his health is worse than the Vatican is admitting, an Italian newspaper said on Tuesday.

There was no immediate comment from the Vatican.

In an unsourced report, influential daily Corriere della Sera said doctors at Rome's Gemelli hospital wanted to check a tube that was inserted into the Pope's windpipe last month to help him breathe.

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