‘John Paul II is likely to be released from the hospital in time for Holy Week services that begin with Palm Sunday on March 20, the Vatican said Monday.

Papal spokesman Joaquin Navarro-Valls said the pope has suffered no complications since Feb. 24 surgery to insert the tube in his windpipe and ease his second breathing crisis in a month. But he said doctors have cautioned John Paul not to use his voice too much to ensure he makes a complete recovery.

Navarro-Valls said doctors would decide when the tube could be removed. Once the 84-year-old pontiff is back at the Vatican, officials will determine his participation in the week of services leading up to Easter on March 27, the spokesman said.’

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