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