The Vatican on Friday said Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI had been able to rest well the previous night and “participated in the celebration of Holy Mass in his room yesterday afternoon.”
The Vatican provided a new medical bulletin Friday afternoon saying Benedict had been able to rest well for a second night.
In 2013, Benedict became the first pope in 600 years to resign, saying he no longer had the strength of body or mind to lead the then 1.2-billion-member Catholic Church. His resignation paved the way for Francis’ election. The cardinal hailed Benedict’s qualities, saying he “always demonstrated a great trust in Providence.”
“And it will be Christ and his mother to take him with them and lead him into paradise, where the dream of a life will because the reality of eternity,” the cardinal concluded.
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