JUST IN: Pope Emeritus Benedict's health worsens, Vatican says:
"The situation at the moment remains under control and is constantly followed by doctors," Holy See Press Office Director Matteo Bruni told reporters, adding that he could "confirm that in the last few hours there has been an worsening of his condition due to advancing age."
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 comments came after Pope Francis asked for prayers in his morning audience for Benedict, who is 95. "I ask to all of you a special prayer for the Pope Emeritus Benedict, who, in silence, is sustaining the church," the pope said.
Francis visited his predecessor, who resigned in 2013, in the Mater Ecclesiae Monastery later in the day, Bruni said.of 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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