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Highlights from the life of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI

Timeline of the life of the man born Joseph Ratzinger, who would become first pontiff in 600 years to resign

The Independent UK

Former Pope Benedict XVI passes away at the age of 95

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

Dublin Live

Pope Benedict rallied to attend mass and was in 'stable condition' night before he died

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

Daily Mirror

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Factbox-Former Pope Benedict, his papacy and resignation

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

Reuters

Pope Benedict death latest: Former Pope dies aged 95 in the Vatican

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

The Independent UK

Pope Benedict XVI dies aged 95 after battle with illness

The former pope was the first to resign in 600 years

Liverpool Echo

Former pope Benedict dies at 95

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.

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Former Pope Benedict Dies Aged 95 in Vatican Monastery

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…

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Former Pope Benedict XVI dies at the age of 95

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

Irish Mirror

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

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

Pope Benedict XVI dies aged 95

Pope Benedict led the Catholic Church for less than eight years before he stood down in 2013

Evening Standard

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

Retired Pope Benedict XVI dies at 95

He is remembered as a staunch conservative who opposed modernizing reforms and as the first pope to step down since the 15th century.

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Obituary: Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, pontiff who resigned

Benedict, who died at the age of 95, in 2013 became the first pope in 600 years to step down, citing old age.

Manchester Evening News

Former Pope Benedict XVI dies aged 95

Pope Francis announced on Wednesday that his predecessor was 'very sick'

The Independent UK

Benedict XVI, first pope to resign in 600 years, dies at 95 - OLD

The Vatican says that Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, the German theologian who will be remembered as first pope in 600 years to resign, has died

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Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI dies at age 95

Vatican says former pope died in his residence at the Mater Ecclesiae monastery.

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Former Pope Benedict XVI dies aged 95 after battle with illness

The former Pontiff died today after Pope Francis announced Wednesday that his predecessor was "very sick" and called upon his audience to pray for him

France 24

Former pope Benedict XVI dies at 95

Former pope Benedict XVI has died at the age of 95, the Vatican announced Saturday, almost a decade after he became the first pontiff to resign in six centuries.

Evening Standard

Former Pope Benedict ‘stable’ and rested well overnight says Vatican in health update

Former Pope Benedict is seriously ill and being treated in the Vatican

Reuters

Former Pope Benedict in stable condition after 'peaceful night' - Vatican

Former Pope Benedict is in a "stable" condition, the Vatican said on Friday, amid continued concern for the health of the 95-year-old retired pontiff.

The Independent UK

Vatican: Benedict in stable condition, participated in Mass

The Vatican says Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI is in stable condition and was able to participate in Mass in his room amid a deterioration in his health

Reuters

Rituals for Benedict's passing could be template for future ex popes

When Pope Gregory XII, the last pope to resign before Benedict, died in 1417, the world was not watching.

The Independent UK

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

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