Pope Benedict XVI was the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 19 April 2005 until his resignation on 28 February 2013. Benedict's election as pope occurred in the 2005 papal conclave that followed the death of... Wikipedia
Born: April 16, 1927, Marktl, Germany
Died: December 31, 2022 (age 95 years), Monastero Mater Ecclesiĉ, Vatican City
Place of burial: St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City
Date of burial: January 5, 2023
Full name: Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger
Parents: Maria Ratzinger and Joseph Ratzinger, Sr.
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Pope Benedict XVI was the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 19 April 2005 until his resignation on 28 February 2013.
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His papacy testifies to both a scholarly churchman, having extensively studied theology and philosophy, and pastoral sensitivity. When elected pope at age 78, ...
Beginning in 1969, he was a professor of dogmatic theology and of the history of dogma at the University of Regensburg, where he eventually became Dean and Vice ...
Dec 31, 2022 · Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, whose death at 95 was announced Saturday, was a powerful intellectual force who shaped the Catholic Church's ...
Dec 31, 2022 · Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, Pope Benedict XVI, was born at Marktl am Inn, Diocese of Passau (Germany) on 16 April 1927 (Holy Saturday) and was ...
Dec 31, 2022 · Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger was elected Pope Benedict XVI in 2005, ascending to the highest position in the Roman Catholic Church because he ...
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, known most recently as the pontiff who renounced the papacy, but who was situated squarely at the centers of power during five ...