Death and funeral of Pope Benedict XVI
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Death and funeral of Pope Benedict XVI
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On 31 December 2022, at 09:34 Central European Time (UTC+1), former Pope Benedict XVI died at the Mater Ecclesiae Monastery in Vatican City at the age of 95. He had been pope emeritus since his resignation as the leader of the Catholic Church in 2013 due to declining health. His death ended a nine-year period during which an incumbent pope and a retired pope both lived within Vatican City. Benedict's body lay in state in St. Peter's Basilica from 2 to 4 January 2023, during which around 195,000
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2022-23 death and funeral of the 265th pope
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_and_funeral_of_Pope_Benedict_XVI
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2022-12-31T10:15:03Z
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2024-09-04T06:00:27Z
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