Vatican says Benedict XVI is lucid, stable, but condition 'serious'
On Wednesday Pope Francis revealed that Benedict was 'very ill' and went to see him at his home in the Vatican Gardens where he has lived since retiring in 2013.
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On Wednesday Pope Francis revealed that Benedict was 'very ill' and went to see him at his home in the Vatican Gardens where he has lived since retiring in 2013.
Benedict, who retired in 2013 and lives in seclusion in converted monastery in Vatican Gardens, is 'very ill,' according to Pope Francis
A statement from a Vatican spokesman said Pope Francis asked for continued prayers “to accompany him in these difficult hours.”
A statement from a Vatican spokesman said Pope Francis asked for continued prayers “to accompany him in these difficult hours.”
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI is lucid, conscious and stable but his condition remains serious, the Vatican said Thursday, a day after it revealed that the 95-year-old's health had deteriorated recently.