Vatican Releases Breaking Update: History-Making Pope in 'Grave' Condition

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI is lucid, alert and stable but his condition remains serious, the Vatican said Thursday, a day after it revealed that the 95-year-old’s health had deteriorated recently.
A statement from Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said Pope Francis asked for continued prayers “to accompany him in these difficult hours.”
On Wednesday, Francis revealed that Benedict was “very ill” and went to see Benedict at his home in the Vatican where he has lived sin