Tag: Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI
Pope: May we all unite in gratitude for this faithful servant of Gospel
On Saturday, shortly after Benedict's death, the Pope went to the Mater Ecclesiae Monastery to pray over his body, which now rests in the Monastery chapel.
Pope Francis and new cardinals visit Benedict XVI
On Saturday afternoon, at the end of the Ordinary Public Consistory, Pope Francis and the new cardinals visited Mater Ecclesiae Monastery to meet Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI for a brief greeting.
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI turns 95 on Holy Saturday
It was 16 April 1927 - a Holy Saturday - when Joseph Ratzinger, later Pope Benedict XVI, was born in the Bavarian town of Marktl am Inn.
Msgr. Ratzinger, retired pope’s brother, dies at 96
Msgr. Georg Ratzinger, a musician and retired Pope Benedict XVI's elder brother, died July 1 at the age of 96.
Benedict XVI celebrates his 93rd birthday during coronavirus lockdown
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI celebrated his 93rd birthday Thursday at his Vatican residence during Italy’s coronavirus lockdown.