Vatican: Benedict XVI lucid, stable, but condition ‘serious’


              People look postcards showing Pope Francis and Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI in Rome, near the Vatican, Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2022. The health of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI has worsened due to his age, and doctors are constantly monitoring the 95-year-old's condition, the Vatican said Wednesday. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
            
              People look postcards showing Pope Francis and Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI in Rome, near the Vatican, Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2022. The health of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI has worsened due to his age, and doctors are constantly monitoring the 95-year-old's condition, the Vatican said Wednesday. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
            
              FILE - Pope Benedict XVI greets the crowd from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican on April 19, 2005, soon after his election. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, File)
            
              FILE - Pope Francis, right, hugs Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI prior to the start of a meeting with elderly faithful in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Sunday, Sept. 28, 2014. Pope Francis on Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2022, said his predecessor, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, is “very sick," and he asked the faithful to pray for the retired pontiff so God will comfort him “to the very end.” (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia, File)
Vatican: Benedict XVI lucid, stable, but condition ‘serious’