Pope's Brother Is Hospitalized
Here's the latest on the Pope's brother, Msgr. Ratzinger. Let us ask the Lord to grant him a speedy recovery.
Associated Press
Friday August 5, 6:05 AM
Pope Benedict XVI's Brother Gets Pacemaker
Pope Benedict XVI's older brother, the Rev. Georg Ratzinger, had a pacemaker implanted because of an irregular heartbeat and is recovering well, the Vatican said Thursday.
Ratzinger, who was visiting his brother at the papal summer residence at Castel Gandolfo south of Rome, was taken to Rome's Policlinico Gemelli on Wednesday evening after suffering "cardiac rhythm disturbances," Vatican spokesman Joaquin Navarro-Valls said in a statement.
After being diagnosed, Ratzinger was outfitted with a pacemaker, which regulates the heartbeat, the spokesman said. Ratzinger's postoperative recovery was "satisfactory," and he was expected to be released soon from Gemelli, Navarro-Valls said.
Ratzinger, 81, is music director of Regensburg Cathedral in Germany. The two brothers have been seen in public on several occasions since Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger was elected pontiff in April.
Associated Press
Friday August 5, 6:05 AM
Pope Benedict XVI's Brother Gets Pacemaker
Pope Benedict XVI's older brother, the Rev. Georg Ratzinger, had a pacemaker implanted because of an irregular heartbeat and is recovering well, the Vatican said Thursday.
Ratzinger, who was visiting his brother at the papal summer residence at Castel Gandolfo south of Rome, was taken to Rome's Policlinico Gemelli on Wednesday evening after suffering "cardiac rhythm disturbances," Vatican spokesman Joaquin Navarro-Valls said in a statement.
After being diagnosed, Ratzinger was outfitted with a pacemaker, which regulates the heartbeat, the spokesman said. Ratzinger's postoperative recovery was "satisfactory," and he was expected to be released soon from Gemelli, Navarro-Valls said.
Ratzinger, 81, is music director of Regensburg Cathedral in Germany. The two brothers have been seen in public on several occasions since Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger was elected pontiff in April.
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