VATICAN CITY – Pope John Paul II (search) is getting nutrition from a tube in his nose, the Vatican said Wednesday, shortly after the frail pontiff appeared at his window in St. Peter's Square and ...

VATICAN CITY _ Pope John Paul II on Wednesday (March 30) had a plastic feeding tube inserted into his nose, down the back of his throat and through his esophagus to carry nourishment directly to his ...

(CNN) -- After two hospitalizations and a tracheotomy for respiratory difficulties, Pope John Paul II is being fed by a tube inserted though his nose, a Vatican spokesman said Wednesday. (Full story) ...

ROME – Acknowledging that the pontiff’s recovery has been slow, the Vatican said yesterday that Pope John Paul II is now receiving nutrition through a feeding tube in his nose to give him strength.

The announcement of the pope’s condition comes amid fears over his ability to serve. Acknowledging that the pope’s recovery has been slow, the Vatican said Wednesday that John Paul II is now receiving ...

Nose feeding tubes are typically used on patients who are suffering from head or neck cancer and cannot swallow. They are those patients’ nutritional lifelines. But now some women are turning to those ...