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Dean of the College of Cardinals (2002–2005); Cardinal Bishop of Ostia (2002–2005); Cardinal Bishop of Velletri–Segni (1993–2005); Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (1982–2005); President of the International Theological Commission (1982–2005); President of the Pontifical Biblical Commission (1982–2005)
Dec 31, 2022 · At least 60,000 people were expected for the funeral of pope emeritus Benedict XVI on Jan. 5, and around 30,000 were expected to visit St. Peter’s Basilica on each of the three days that the ...
Learn about the life, teachings and legacy of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, the former Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, on the official Vatican website.
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 first ...
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 ...
Jul 1, 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.
Dec 31, 2022 · Benedict was the longest-living pope, having surpa ssed Pope Leo XIII in September 2020. “With sorrow I inform you that the Pope Emeritus, Benedict XVI, passed away today at 9:34 in the Mater ...
Dec 31, 2022 · Benedict XVI, the pope emeritus, a quiet scholar of diamond-hard intellect who spent much of his life enforcing church doctrine and defending tradition before shocking the Roman Catholic world by ...
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.
Dec 31, 2022 · By Vatican News. Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, Pope Benedict XVI, was born at Marktl am Inn, Diocese of Passau (Germany) on 16 April 1927 (Holy Saturday) and was baptised on the same day.
