Pope may bless faithful on Sunday

Pope John Paul II is expected to bless the faithful on Sunday from a window of the hospital treating him for a breathing crisis, his spokesman said today.

Papal spokesman Joaquin Navarro-Valls told reporters outside Rome’s Gemelli Polyclinic hospital that the frail, 84-year-old pontiff would likely make another window appearance similar to his surprise showing last Sunday. A final decision would be made tomorrow, he said.