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Pope Benedict XVI’s 2013 resignation sparked calls for rules and regulations for future retired popes to avoid the kind of confusion that ensued

The death aged 95 of the former Pontiff has been announced by the Vatican

Pope Francis had asked the public to pray for the Pope Emeritus earlier this week

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

Following are some facts about former Pope Benedict, who died on Saturday:

Vatican announces former Pope’s death on Saturday after spell of ill-health

The former pope was the first to resign in 600 years

ROME: Former pope Benedict, the first pontiff in 600 years to resign, has died at the age of 95 in the Vatican, a spokesman for the Holy See said on Saturday.

Former Pope Benedict, who in 2013 became the first pontiff in 600 years to resign, died on Saturday aged 95 in a secluded monastery in the Vatican where he had lived since stepping down, a spokesman for the Holy See said. The Vatican said his body would lie in state…