Former Pope Benedict has died aged 95, days after Pope Francis requested for prayers over his failing well being.
He died on Saturday within the Mater Ecclesiae Monastery within the Vatican, a spokesman for the Holy See mentioned.
‘With sorrow I inform you that the Pope Emeritus, Benedict XVI, handed away immediately at 9:34 within the Mater Ecclesiae Monastery within the Vatican. Additional data shall be offered as quickly as potential,’ the spokesman mentioned in a written assertion.
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Pope Benedict XVI waves as he leaves after the mass for Ash Wednesday, at St Peter’s basilica on the Vatican on February 13, 2013
