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Pope Emeritus Benedict the sixteenth’s medical condition is serious but stable, the Vatican said on Thursday. Pope Francis, at the end of his general audience on December 28, asked for prayers for a “very ill” Benedict, who, “in silence, is sustaining the Church.” The Vatican confirmed later the same day that Benedict was under medical care following a sudden decline in his health. Stay tuned to Catholic News Agency dot com for the latest on Pope Benedict’s condition.
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/253176/vatican-benedict-xvi-s-condition-serious-but-stable
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/253169/vatican-shares-prayer-for-benedict-xvi-s-health
Today, the Church celebrates Saint Thomas Becket, a twelfth century English bishop who was famously martyred in his church by the knights of Henry II.
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/saint/st-thomas-becket-99