Vatican highlights pope's e-mail address for well-wishers

Published: 2005-03-01

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The Vatican Web site has highlighted Pope John Paul II's public e-mail address so that well-wishers can send him their greetings and promises of prayer. As in the past, the Vatican's Internet office added the e-mail link to the Vatican's home page Feb. 25 without fanfare or public notice. Pope John Paul was hospitalized Feb. 24 and underwent a tracheotomy to help him breathe. As of March 1, the Vatican had not said how long he would remain at Rome's Gemelli hospital. Messages may be sent to the pope by clicking on a link in English titled "Best Wishes for the Holy Father" on the Vatican's homepage: www.vatican.va. It opens an e-mail form with the pope's address -- john_paul_ii@vatican.va -- for those writing in English. Those writing in Spanish can use: juan_pablo_ii@vatican.va. Links also are available in German, French, Italian and Portuguese.

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