« Cardinal Camillo Ruini spent a quiet night . His conditions are confirmed as stable »: this is what the Gemelli Polyclinic says where the former president of the CEI has been hospitalized since yesterday after suffering a heart attack.

«Checks and treatments continue – the hospital note continues – at the cardiac intensive care unit».

The cardinal had felt ill in the late afternoon of Saturday, complaining of severe chest pains which had prompted the doctors to hospitalize him. The tests then revealed heart pain.

Cardinal Camillo Ruini turned 93 on February 19th . In recent days he had given a long interview to Corriere della Sera revealing background information on the relationship between the Italian Church and politics.

The last time he had had serious health problems, at least according to official news, dates back to 2015 when he was admitted to the Neuromed research institute in Pozzilli (Isernia) for tests.

(Unioneonline/vl)

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