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] He had been pope emeritus since his resignation as the leader of the Catholic Church in 2013.[2] Days before his death, Pope Francis asked for prayers when he announced that Benedict was in bad health.[3] His death ended a nine-year period during which a current pope and a retired pope both lived within Vatican City.[4][5]
Benedict's body lay in state in St. Peter's Basilica from 2 to 4 January 2023. His funeral was held on 5 January.[6]
Death And Funeral Of Pope Benedict XVI Media
Pope emeritus Benedict XVI in 2019
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 coffin in his 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, King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium, Giorgia Meloni, Prime Minister of Italy, Sergio Mattarella, President of Italy, Archbishop Paul Gallagher, Secretary for Relations with States, Elke Büdenbender, First Lady of Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, President of Germany.
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.
- ↑ 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.
