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Vatican announces nighttime prayers for the health of Pope Francis on St. Peter's Square

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The Vatican announces the start of nighttime prayers for the health of Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Square .

The 88-year-old pontiff is awake and in good spirits Monday , the Vatican says.

The announcement immediately brought to mind the nighttime candlelit vigils in the piazza that preceded the 2005 death of St. John Paul II.

Doctors have said Francis ’ condition is touch-and-go, given his age, fragility and pre-existing lung disease.

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80

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81

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88

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formal

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English

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49

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short-lived

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