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Vatican City: Former Pope Benedict XVI Passes Away At 95

Former Pope Benedict passed away at his Vatican residence on Saturday at the age of 95. Read on for details:

Dynamite News · Dec 31, 2022

Former Pope Benedict, his papacy and retirement

Following are some of the major events of the ministry and retirement of former Pope Benedict who died on Saturday:

Reuters · Dec 31, 2022

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI: Former pontiff once dubbed ‘God’s rottweiler’ whose resignation was historic

The man born Joseph Ratzinger spent many decades as a key figure in Catholicism, writes Paul Vallely, but his choice to end his eight years as head of the Church and become Pope Emeritus will live longest in the memory

The Independent UK · Dec 31, 2022

Two popes in the Vatican - sometimes more crowd than company

When Pope Benedict shocked the Roman Catholic Church in 2013 by announcing he would resign instead of ruling for life, he promised to stay in the Vatican "hidden from the world".

Reuters · Dec 31, 2022

Former Pope Benedict, hero to Catholic conservatives, dies

Former Pope Benedict, the first pontiff in 600 years to resign and a standard bearer for conservatives who yearned for a more traditional Church, died on Saturday, ending an extraordinary period in which two men wearing white lived in the Vatican.

Reuters · Dec 31, 2022

Former Pope Benedict was first pontiff to resign in 600 years

VATICAN CITY - Former Pope Benedict, who died on Saturday aged 95, was the first pontiff in 600 years to resign, leaving behind a Catholic Church battered by sexual abuse scandals, mired in mismanagement and polarised between conservatives and progressives.

Reuters · Dec 31, 2022

Finding David Miscavige: Why lawyers have been unable to serve papers on Scientology leader

The mysterious leader behind the Church of Scientology is being sought by lawyers for three former members who are suing the religious sect alleging decades of abuse. Bevan Hurley reports

The Independent UK · Dec 31, 2022

N.Y. Law Banning Gun Carrying in Churches (Including When Authorized by Church) Unconstitutionally …

discriminates against religious institutions

Reason · Dec 31, 2022

Pope Benedict news - latest: Ex-Pope took part in mass in his room and ‘rested well’ Vatican says

Benedict XVI remains very unwell but his condition is described as stable

The Independent UK · Dec 30, 2022

Who is former pope Benedict XVI

The former pope was once known as ‘God’s Rottweiler’ for his hardline conservative views

The Independent UK · Dec 28, 2022