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The Vatican says Benedict XVI is lucid and stable, but his condition is 'serious'

Pope Benedict XVI greets the crowd from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican in 2005, soon after his election. (Andrew Medichini/AP)

VATICAN CITY — Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI is lucid, conscious 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."

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