HEIDI COLLINS, CNN ANCHOR: Pilgrimages are becoming more and more difficult for Pope John Paul II, so much so that each one could be his last opportunity to deliver Mass to the masses outside Italy. The pope is in Slovakia right now, where we are joined on the phone by our Alessio Vinci -- Alessio</s>ALESSIO VINCI, CNN CORRESPONDENT (on phone): Hello to you, Heidi. Well, this pope may be old, frail, and sick, but I can certainly tell you that he still manages to draw large crowds wherever he goes. We are on Roznava, a small town of about 20,000 in eastern Slovakia, very close to the Hungarian border. And again, tens of thousands have gathered here on a hilltop to get even just a glimpse of the pope. As you mentioned, many here in the crowd</s>COLLINS: Alessio Vinci reporting live from Roznava, Slovakia. Alessio, thanks so very much. TO ORDER A VIDEO OF THIS TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE OUR SECURE ONLINE ORDER FORM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com
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