41.   John Paul asked that the medical bulletin be read to him before it was distributed to journalists, said Vatican spokesman Joaquin Navarro-Valls.

42.   Kuwait has approved a request from the Vatican to establish a diplomatic post in the Persian Gulf nation, the Vatican spokesman said Friday.

43.   Navarro-Valls, the Vatican spokesman, said the parliament visit will include meetings with the Cabinet, judges, religious leaders and foreign diplomats.

44.   On Thursday, the pope received a letter from the patriarch, Vatican spokesman Joaquin Navarro-Valls said in an interview on RAI state television.

45.   Pope John Paul II was told of the killings, Vatican spokesman the Rev. Ciro Benedettini said.

46.   Pope John Paul II is sending a high-ranking envoy to Jerusalem on a special mission, a Vatican spokesman said Tuesday.

47.   Pope John Paul II was worried about the breakdown in talks over the withdrawal of Serb security forces from Kosovo, the Vatican spokesman said Monday.

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49.   The ANSA news agency said the Vatican had no comment on the report, and Vatican spokesman the Rev. Ciro Benedettini did not immediately return a phone call.

50.   The chief Vatican spokesman, Joaquin Navarro-Valls, said Friday they were still awaiting a formal request from Castro for a meeting.