An elderly woman prays for the recovery of the Polish-born Pope John Paul II in a church in central Warsaw. An elderly woman prays for the recovery of the Polish-born Pope John Paul II in a church in central Warsaw February 2, 2005. Pope John Paul II was rushed to hospital fighting for breath but Vatican sources said he had survived the emergency as doctors and close aides kept an anxious bedside watch and Catholics around the world prayed for his recovery. REUTERS/Katarina Stoltz