LATEST: Pope Emeritus Benedict is “lucid and alert” but his condition “remains serious”, a Vatican official says.
FILE PHOTO: Former pope Benedict, right, is greeted by Pope Francis during a ceremony to mark his 65th anniversary of ordination to the priesthood at the Vatican, on June 28, 2016.A day after news emerged that Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI's health had worsened within a few hours, a Vatican official updated Thursday that he "is absolutely lucid and alert."
FILE PHOTO: Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI gestures at the Munich Airport before his departure to Rome, June 22, 2020. Former Pope Benedict traveled to his native Germany in 2020 to visit his ailing older brother.The comments came after Pope Francis asked for prayers in his morning audience for Benedict, who is 95.
FILE PHOTO: Former pope Benedict, right, is greeted by Pope Francis during a ceremony to mark his 65th anniversary of ordination to the priesthood at the Vatican, on June 28, 2016.The Vatican last releasedof Benedict in August, when the newest cardinals visited with him as part of a tradition that's been ongoing since Francis became pope.
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