Like the faithful around the world, Catholics in Southern New England spent Wednesday awaiting further word from Rome after Pope Francis revealed that his predecessor, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, is "very sick." Stay in the know with WPRI 12 News. Local news, weather, sports, and award winning investigative journalism coverage you can count on on this YouTube channel, TV, mobile app, our social channels and WPRI.com. https://wpri.com https://www.facebook.com/WPRI12/ https://twitter.com/wpri12 https://www.instagram.com/wpri12