Pope Benedict XVI embarks Saturday on a busy few days ahead of a packed 2012 looking visibly weary though his aides insist he is not ill and ascribe the pontiff's tiredness to his advanced years.
The 84-year-old German pope has appeared thin and drawn at recent public appearances and bishops who met him have commented on his weary appearance.
He has to be helped up and down stairs due to mild arthritis.
"It's just his age," Vatican spokesman Federico Lombardi told AFP.
"The pope has no particular illness," he said, adding: "For an old man, he's in excellent shape."
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