Benedict XVI, first pope to resign in 600 years, dies at 95

AP- PTI Updated - December 31, 2022 at 03:46 PM.

The German theologian will be remembered as the first pope in 600 years to resign

In this file photo taken on September 28, 2014 Pope emeritus Benedict XVI (L) speaks with Pope Francis during a papal mass for elderly people at St Peter’s square at the Vatican. - Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, a German theologian whose 2013 resignation took the world by surprise, died on December 31, 2022, at age of 95, the Vatican announced. | Photo Credit: TIZIANA FABI

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, the German theologian who will be remembered as the first pope in 600 years to resign, has has died, the Vatican announced Saturday. He was 95.

A statement from Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said: “With pain I inform that Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI died today at 9:34 in the Mater Ecclesia Monastery in the Vatican. Further information will be released as soon as possible.”

Published on December 31, 2022 10:11

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