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  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Pope_Benedict_XVIPope Benedict XVI - Wikipedia

    Pope Benedict XVI (Latin: Benedictus PP. XVI; Italian: Benedetto XVI; German: Benedikt XVI; born Joseph Alois Ratzinger German pronunciation: [ˈjoːzɛf ˈʔaːlɔɪ̯s ˈʁat͡sɪŋɐ]; 16 April 1927 – 31 December 2022) was the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 19 April 2005 until his ...

  3. www.britannica.com › biography › Benedict-XVIBenedict XVI | Biography, Pope, Papacy, Resignation, Legacy, &...

    May 20, 2024 · Benedict XVI was bishop of Rome and head of the Roman Catholic Church from 2005 to 2013. His papacy faced several challenges, including the effects of the scandal beginning in the late 1990s surrounding the church’s handling of sexual abuse by priests. He became the first pope to resign since Pope Gregory XII in 1415.

  4. www.bbc.com › news › world-europe-64107731Former Pope Benedict XVI dies at 95 - BBC

    Dec 31, 2022 · Former Pope Benedict XVI has died, aged 95, almost a decade after he stood down because of ailing health. He led the Catholic Church for fewer than eight years until, in 2013, he became the...

  5. www.cnn.com › world › live-newsUpdates: Pope Benedict XVI dies | CNN

    Dec 31, 2022 · Former Pope Benedict XVI has died at the age of 95 after a period of ill health, the Vatican announced Saturday. Dignitaries and religious leaders are paying tribute to the former pope, who in...

  6. www.nytimes.com › live › 2022/12/31Pope Benedict XVI Dies - The New York Times

    Dec 31, 2022 · Pope Benedict XVI, the eminent German theologian and conservative enforcer of Roman Catholic Church doctrine who broke with almost 600 years of tradition by resigning and then living for nearly a...

  7. www.cnn.com › 2022/12/31 › europeFormer Pope Benedict XVI dies in Vatican monastery aged 95

    Dec 31, 2022 · Pope Francis led tributes to his predecessor on Saturday, after Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI died in a monastery in the Vatican at the age of 95.

  8. www.nbcnews.com › news › worldFormer Pope Benedict XVI dies at 95 - NBC News

    Dec 31, 2022 · Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, the Bavarian-born theologian whose conservative Roman Catholicism earned him the nickname “God’s Rottweiler,” and who shocked his flock by suddenly resigning the papacy...

  9. www.biography.com › religious-figures › pope-benedict-xviPope Benedict XVI - Resignation, Age & Retirement - Biography

    Apr 3, 2014 · Benedict XVI served as pope of the Roman Catholic Church from 2005 to 2013. He is best known for his rigid views on Catholicism and topics such as birth control and...

  10. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Death_and_funeral_of_Pope_Benedict_XVIDeath and funeral of Pope Benedict XVI - Wikipedia

    Death and funeral of Pope Benedict XVI - Wikipedia. On 31 December 2022, at 09:34 Central European Time ( UTC+1 ), 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.

  11. www.vaticannews.va › en › vatican-cityDeath of Pope Emeritus Benedict: his official biography

    Dec 31, 2022 · Following the announcement of the passing of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI on Saturday at the age of 95, we look back at his long life and its main highlights with the following official biography. By Vatican News

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