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On 31 December 2022, at 09:34 Central European Time (), former Pope Benedict XVI died at the Mater Ecclesiae Monastery in Vatican City at the age of 95. He had been pope emeritus since his resignation as the leader of the Catholic Church in 2013 due to declining health.
The Vatican announced that Benedict died Saturday at his home in the Vatican at age 95. When Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger became Pope Benedict XVI and was thrust into the footsteps of his beloved and ...
The shock decision — the first time a pope voluntarily abdicated in nearly 600 years — followed a decline in his health amid the strain of continued scandals within the Vatican and criticism ...
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, the Bavarian-born theologian who suddenly resigned the papacy after just eight years, died Saturday, the Vatican said. Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI dies at 95 Skip to ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 20 February 2025. Head of the Catholic Church from 2005 to 2013 Pope Benedict XVI Bishop of Rome Benedict XVI in 2010 Church Catholic Church Papacy began 19 April 2005 Papacy ended 28 February 2013 Predecessor John Paul II Successor Francis Previous post(s) Dean of the College of Cardinals (2002 ...
Benedict XVI, the German theologian who will be remembered as the first pope in 600 years to resign, has died, the Vatican announced Saturday. He was 95. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
Pope Benedict XVI in Zagreb. June 29, 2011: Pope Benedict XVI launches a new Vatican website, news.va, and performs the first tweet by a pope. (Agence France-Presse, Herald-Sun) June 4-5, 2011: Pope Benedict XVI Pope Benedict XVI visits Croatia. He travels to Zagreb and prays at the tomb of Blessed Cardinal Aloysius Stepinac. (Catholic News ...
The Vatican announced Saturday that the Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI has died at age 95. Skip to main content. News. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach ...