Pope Francis calls for special prayers for Benedict XVI on. He is very ill. He asked the faithful to think of the 95-year-old.
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. According to his successor Francis, he is "very ill". That's what the current pontiff said at the end of the general audience in the Vatican, without first giving any further details. "I would like to ask you all a special prayer for Pope Emeritus Benedict, who is silently supporting the Church: Think of him, he is very ill and ask the Lord to comfort him and to pray for him in this profession of love for the Church support to the end".
Joseph Ratzinger is 95 years old. He renounced the papacy in 2013.
