Death and funeral of Pope Benedict XVI

The corpse of Pope Benedict XVI lying in state on 2 January 2023

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]

References

  1. ↑ Winfield, Nicole (31 December 2022). "Benedict XVI, first pope to resign in 600 years, dies at 95". Associated Press News. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  2. ↑ Guy, Jack (31 December 2022). "Former Pope Benedict XVI dies age 95". CNN. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  3. ↑ Pullella, Philip (31 December 2022). "Former Pope Benedict, hero to Catholic conservatives, dies". Reuters. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  4. ↑ Sherwood, Harriet (31 December 2022). "Former pope Benedict XVI dies aged 95". The Guardian. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  5. ↑ Harlan, Chico; Pitrelli, Stefano. "Benedict's funeral to bring 'two popes' era to a complicated close". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2023-01-05.
  6. ↑ Davies, Alys (5 January 2023). "Pope Benedict XVI: Around 200,000 attend lying in state". BBC News. Retrieved 5 January 2023.