A Vatican official updated that Pope Benedict 'is absolutely lucid and alert.'
The Vatican says Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI is lucid, conscious and stable, but his condition remains serious.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."
The comments came after Pope Francis asked for prayers in his morning audience for Benedict, who is 95. Francis visited his predecessor, who resigned in 2013, in the Mater Ecclesiae Monastery later in the day, Bruni said Wednesday.The Vatican last released video footage 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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