‘Pope John Paul II looked frail but alert as he silently waved from his hospital window and made the sign of the cross to a cheering and weeping throng, marking his second such Sunday appearance since being rushed back to the clinic for throat surgery to ease a breathing problem.

Roman Catholic faithful who gathered beneath the pope’s 10th-floor suite at Rome’s Gemelli Polyclinic shouted his name, and those watching on a giant screen at St. Peter’s Square started dancing at the sight of the ailing pontiff.

Though the 84-year-old pope said nothing from behind the window, which was kept shut to keep out the damp chill, followers made clear they were no less inspired.’

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