[USATODAY] President Hugo Chavez has received more Vice President Nicolas Maduro said Chavez "continues his battle for life." The ailing 58-year-old has not been seen or heard from since he returned to the country on Feb. 18.
The vice president quoted Chavez as saying he decided to return to Venezuela because he was entering "a new phase" of "more intense and tough" treatments and wanted to be in Caracas for them.
Maduro's disclosure came after members of the government held a Mass on Friday at a new chapel built inside the military hospital in Caracas where Chavez is reportedly staying. At the Mass, hymns were sung while images flashed across television screens of an angelic, glowing Chavez in his younger days. The Mass was broadcast live on state television.
... and if you can't believe state television who can you believe?