Former pope Benedict XVI’s condition remains stable, the Vatican said, two days after revealing the 95-year-old’s health had deteriorated. | AFP
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI gestures at the Munich Airport before his departure to Rome, June 22, 2020. | PHOTO: Sven Hoppe/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
VATICAN CITY, Holy See — Former pope Benedict XVI’s condition remains stable, the Vatican said Friday, two days after revealing the 95-year-old’s health had deteriorated. Benedict, who in 2013 became the first pope since the Middle Ages to resign as head of the worldwide Catholic Church, has been in fragile health for many years.But Pope Francis said Wednesday his predecessor, whose birth name is Joseph Ratzinger, was “very ill.”
“At present, his condition is stationary,” the Vatican press office said, adding that Benedict had rested well overnight and taken part in a Mass held in his bedroom.
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