Pope Benedict XVI, in the world Joseph Ratzinger, led the Roman Catholic Church for almost 8 years.
The former Pope Benedict XVI, Joseph Ratzinger, died at the age of 95. This was reported by the press service of the Vatican.
Benedict XVI died in his residence at the Monastery of the Mother Church.
On January 2, 2023, Benedict XVI’s body will be in St. Peter’s Basilica so that the faithful can say goodbye to him.
Benedict XVI held the apostolic throne from 2005 to 2013.
After abdication, Joseph Ratzinger retained the title of honorary pope and the name of Benedict XVI’s pope.
In the last six centuries, he became the first pope to abdicate the holy throne. As he reported, he did it for health reasons.
Joseph Ratzinger led the Catholic Church for almost 8 years.
In recent years he lived in the small monastery of Mater Ecclesiae in the Vatican Gardens.
Earlier, Pope Francis said his predecessor, 95-year-old former pontiff Benedict XVI, who retired nine years ago, was “very sick”.
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