Pope Benedict XVI Dead at 95

Pope Benedict XVI , Dead at 95. Vatican officials have announced that Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI died in his home in the Vatican. No further details have been revealed. . Benedict, a conservative pope, broke 600 years of tradition by resigning from the position in 2013. and lived in the Vatican for nearly a decade as a retired pope. . He was German-born and named the 265th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church in 2005 at the age of 78. . The Vatican announced that Benedict will be buried in the papal tombs under St. Peter's Basilica. With sorrow I inform you that the Pope Emeritus, Benedict XVI, passed away today at 9:34 in the Ecclesiae Monastery in the Vatican, Matteo Bruni, Director of the Holy See press office, via statement

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