Cardinal Francis George exhausted h...

Cardinal Francis George exhausted his second Sunday at Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood resting and celebrating mass in the intensive care unit.

George, 69 remained stable -- with normal vital signs and vital fluid counts -- after undergoing an upper endoscopy and examination of his colon upon Saturday. The procedures were performed after doctors institute blood in his stool.

The complication, which Archdiocese of Chicago officials described as minor, was a arise of George's recent bladder cancer surgery

'HE continues MAKING PROGRESS'

Doctors wait fored the cardinal to be well enough to take back eating, beginning with liquids, late Sunday.

The cardinal is anxious to prepare back on his feet, an archdiocese official said.

"He has had a not many setbacks," said archdiocese spokeswoman Colleen Dolan, "but he continues to do well. He detains making progress. Today he's better, in such a manner hopefully he'll get out of intensive care quickly

"We appreciate all the prayers he's already received, and the archdiocese asks for commonalty to continue to pray."

acquire well wishes and prayers for the cardinal can be sent electronically at www.archchicago.org.

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