In a surprise statement at the end of his public audience on Dec. 28, Pope Francis asked people to say “a special prayer for the emeritus Pope Benedict” because “he is very ill.” ...

Francis later wrote on Twitter, “Let us #PrayTogether ... Page 14 of the New York edition with the headline: With Benedict ‘Very Ill,’ Pope Asks for Prayers. Order Reprints ...

DECLAN Donnelly rushed to the hospital bedside of his gravely ill brother today as locals offered prayers. The worried TV star, 46, joined other family members after his sibling, Father Dermott, 55… ...

Pope Francis has said the former pontiff Benedict XVI is ‘very ill’, and he has called on the faithful to pray for him. ELLA IDE THE VATICAN Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI in the Vatican in 2015.

Acting Governor of Ondo State, Mr. Lucky Ayedatiwa, yesterday, begged Nigerians to pray for the quick recovery of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu, who is on medical vacation.

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis on Wednesday asked for prayers for a “very ill” Benedict XVI. Francis made the appeal for the 95-year-old pope emeritus at the end of his weekly public audience ...