31 December 2022 at 10:38 Former Pope Benedict is dead Former Pope Benedict XVI is dead. This is reported by the Vatican, according to Reuters. He lived to be 95 years old. The former pope has been very ill in recent days. In 2013, Benedict became the first pope in around 600 years to resign from his post. After that he lived in the Vatican and was in very poor health. He was succeeded by Pope Francis.
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