Death and funeral of Pope Benedict XVI
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On 31 December 2022, at 09:34 Central European Time (UTC+1), Pope Benedict XVI died at the Mater Ecclesiae Monastery in Vatican City at the age of 95.[1] The cause of death was problems caused by respiratory failure.[2] He had been pope emeritus since his resignation as the leader of the Catholic Church in 2013.[3] Days before his death, Pope Francis asked for prayers when he announced that Benedict was in bad health.[4] His funeral ended the Catholic Church's ten-year period involvement both with the current pope and a retired pope.[5][6]
Benedict's body lay in state in St. Peter's Basilica from 2 to 4 January 2023. His funeral and burial was held on 5 January where he was buried on the same crypt as his predecessor Pope John Paul II for six years from 8 April 2005 to 29 April 2011.[7]
Death And Funeral Of Pope Benedict XVI Media
Benedict XVI's body being borne into St. Peter's Basilica by the papal gentlemen on 2 January
Pope Francis with Benedict XVI's coffin after the funeral
Benedict's tomb underneath St. Peter's Basilica
Italian president Sergio Mattarella paying respects at Benedict's lying in state on 2 January
Dignitaries during the funeral, from left to right in the front row, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, President of Portugal; Andrzej Duda, President of Poland; Gitanas Nausėda, President of Lithuania; Queen Sofía of Spain; and King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium.
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References
- ↑ Winfield, Nicole (31 December 2022). "Benedict XVI, first pope to resign in 600 years, dies at 95" (in en). Associated Press News. https://apnews.com/article/pope-benedict-xvi-dead-9d486fd9b12eab1177b9eb8ab7be22f4. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
- ↑ "ACTA APOSTOLICAE SEDIS" (PDF).
- ↑ Guy, Jack (31 December 2022) (in en). Former Pope Benedict XVI dies age 95. CNN. https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/31/europe/pope-benedict-xvi-death-intl/index.html. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
- ↑ Pullella, Philip (31 December 2022). "Former Pope Benedict, hero to Catholic conservatives, dies" (in en). Reuters. https://www.reuters.com/world/former-pope-benedict-has-died-spokesman-2022-12-31/. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
- ↑ Sherwood, Harriet (31 December 2022) (in en). Former pope Benedict XVI dies aged 95. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/dec/31/former-pope-benedict-xvi-dies-aged-95. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
- ↑ Harlan, Chico; Pitrelli, Stefano (in en-US). Benedict's funeral to bring 'two popes' era to a complicated close. . https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/01/01/benedict-francis-two-popes-funeral/. Retrieved 2023-01-05.
- ↑ Davies, Alys (5 January 2023). "Pope Benedict XVI: Around 200,000 attend lying in state". BBC News. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-64170755. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
