Benedict is now under the constant supervision of doctors, a Vatican spokesperson said.
Pope Francis greets Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI during a meeting at the Vatican in August. Photo: Vatican Media via Vatican Pool/Getty Images
said Wednesday that his predecessor, 95-year-old Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, is "very sick" and asked his audience to pray for the former pontiff.Benedict's condition was "worsening due to advanced age" and that Francis had gone to visit his predecessor. He is now under the constant supervision of doctors, but the "situation remains under control," Vatican spokesperson Matteo Bruni said.
Benedict now lives in the Mater Ecclesiae monastery on Vatican grounds, where he moved shortly after becoming the first pope to resign in 600 years in 2013.Francis made the remarks at the end of a general audience at the Vatican but didn't discuss the specifics of Benedict's condition. "I'd like to ask all of you for a special prayer for Emeritus Pope Benedict, who, in silence, is sustaining the church,"
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