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The royals had a private audience with the pope in the Vatican after their original plans to meet were cancelled.
The pope’s doctors have said they came close to letting him die during his recent hospital stay.
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The 88-year-old pontiff nearly lost his battle with pneumonia.
“He will have to be less communicative, but he will want to communicate the most important things: his words will have more weight,” said one leading cardinal.
He will make his first public appearance in over a month when he departs the hospital on Sunday.
It looks like a good omen for the pontiff’s recovery.
The Vatican released the photo as the Pope declared himself “fragile.”
The Vatican said the episodes were caused by accumulation of mucus in the Pope’s lungs.
The pontiff had a bronchial spasm Friday which caused him to inhale vomit and be placed on a respirator.
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