A file photograph shows Pope John Paul II kissing the ground upon his arrival in Chile April 1, 1987. The following statement was issued in Italian and translated by Reuters. ''The Holy Father was today stricken by a very high fever provoked by what has been ascertained to be an infection of the urinary tract. An appropriate antibiotic therapy has begun. The clinical situation is being closely watched by the Vatican medical team treating him''. REUTERS/Soo Strong