Bishop asks diocesan family to join in worldwide prayer for Pope Benedict
December 28, 2022 at 5:14 p.m.
Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., issued the following statement in regard to Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI:
His Holiness Pope Francis has requested prayers for Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI who, at age 95, is “very sick” and in declining health due to “advanced age.” I ask the clergy, religious and faithful of the Diocese of Trenton to join me in praying for Pope Benedict in these days.
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Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., issued the following statement in regard to Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI:
His Holiness Pope Francis has requested prayers for Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI who, at age 95, is “very sick” and in declining health due to “advanced age.” I ask the clergy, religious and faithful of the Diocese of Trenton to join me in praying for Pope Benedict in these days.