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VATICAN CITY -- Pope John Paul II will keep a full Holy Week schedule, including Easter mass in St. Peter's Square and a Good Friday appearance at the Colosseum, the Vatican said Tuesday, dismissing reports the pontiff had been urged to wear a bulletproof vest under his vestments while in public.

Without citing sources, Italian state TV reported various national secret services, including the CIA, had expressed concern that the pope could be at risk of a terrorist attack and were urging that he use a ...

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