Pope Benedict XVI - Wikipedia
Pope Benedict XVI (Latin: Benedictus PP. XVI; Italian: Benedetto XVI; German: Benedikt XVI; born Joseph Alois Ratzinger, German: [ˈjoːzɛf ˈʔaːlɔɪ̯s ˈʁat͡sɪŋɐ]; 16 April 1927 – 31 December 2022) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 19 April 2005 until his resignation on 28 February 2013.
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Dec 27, 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.
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.
Former 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...
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Dec 31, 2022 · Former Pope Benedict XVI, who shaped Catholic theology for decades before shocking the world by resigning as pontiff, has died at 95.
Benedict XVI, reluctant pope who chose to retire, dies at 95
Dec 31, 2022 · Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI was a reluctant pope who never wanted to be pontiff. So it should have come as little surprise that with a few words uttered in Latin on a Vatican holiday in 2013, Benedict ended it all.
Pope 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 homosexuality.
Holy Mass for Pope Benedict XVI in Rome - YouTube
🌟 Holy Mass for Pope Benedict XVI in Rome 🌟On the morning of December 31st, Cardinal Kurt Koch celebrated a solemn pontifical Mass at the tomb of Pope Emer...
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Find information on the life and pontificate of Pope Benedict XVI, including his speeches, letters, documents, travels, and messages.
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3 days ago · Pope Benedict XVI’s pontificate lasted from 2005 to 2013, ending with the first papal resignation in nearly 600 years. Even before his election as pope, he had profoundly influenced the worldwide Church, first as a young theologian at the Second Vatican Council and later as prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.