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| Archbishop Desmond Tutu to stay second night in hospital | |
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| South Africa's Archbishop Desmond Tutu will spend a second night in hospital for treatment of a "persistent infection", his family says. | |
| Archbishop Tutu thanked "everyone who had sent love and prayers" since his admission to hospital in Cape Town, his daughter Reverend Mpho Tutu said. | |
| The family hopes he will be able to return home "in a day or two", his daughter said in an earlier statement. | |
| He retired from public life in 2011 but continues to travel widely. | |
| The 83-year-old Nobel peace laureate cancelled a planned trip to Rome in December following another infection. | The 83-year-old Nobel peace laureate cancelled a planned trip to Rome in December following another infection. |
| The admission is not thought to be linked to Archbishop Tutu's treatment for prostate cancer, which has afflicted him for more than a decade. | |
| His hospitalization comes a few days after he renewed his wedding vows to his wife Leah Tutu to mark their 60th wedding anniversary. | His hospitalization comes a few days after he renewed his wedding vows to his wife Leah Tutu to mark their 60th wedding anniversary. |
| Desmond Tutu: | Desmond Tutu: |
| Profile: Archbishop Desmond Tutu | Profile: Archbishop Desmond Tutu |
| Archbishop Tutu in his own words | Archbishop Tutu in his own words |