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Prince Albert II Meets With Pope

AP Photo/Alessandro Bianchi, pool

AP Photo/Alessandro Bianchi, pool

On Friday, Monaco’s Prince Albert II met with Pope Benedict XVI at the Vatican. The two discussed issues such as the defense of life, morality for young people, as well as the environment, which both leaders care much for.

On the topic of defense of life, there is a possibility that the Pope and the Prince touched on stem cell research. Prince Albert is patron of the 2nd International Congress on Responsible Stem Cell Research, which would hold its meeting in Monaco in November. The Congress is organized by the World Federation of the Catholic Medical Association.

The issue to be talked about next month would be “Adult Somatic Stem Cells: New Perspectives.”

King Bhumibol’s Daughter Reassures Thailand on His Health

thai-king-bhumibolPrincess Chulabhorn, the youngest daughter of Thailand’s King Bhumibol Adulyadej, spoke on national television about the health of her father, who has been hospitalized since September 19th.

“Therapy is being performed so the king can stand and walk about normally. It will take some more time. That’s the reason why His Majesty has not been discharged from hospital, but doctors said there is no danger,” she said late Friday.

The Princess admitted that the revered monarch originally had a fever, but he is better now and “speaks and takes his meals almost as normal” instead of being fed intravaneously.

Concern over the health of their beloved King has gripped Thais across the country. This week, Thai stocks tumbled for the first time in two months, though they rebounded on Friday.

Princess Chulabhorn was the first member of the royal family to make comments about Bhumibol’s condition. She was in Berlin when she said those words, as she picked up an award for her work in chemistry.