Pope Benedict Xvi

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  Pope Benedict Dies At The Age Of 95: 5 Points On His Papacy

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

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  Former Pope Benedict XVI Dies At 95: Vatican

  Former pope Benedict XVI, who in 2013 became the first pontiff to resign as head of the Catholic Church since the Middle Ages, died on Saturday aged 95, the Vatican announced.

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  Who Was Benedict XVI, The First Pope To Resign In 600 Years

  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.

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  Probe Finds Ex-Pope Benedict Failed To Act In German Abuse Cases

  Former pope Benedict XVI knowingly failed to take action to stop four priests accused of child sex abuse in Munich in the 1980s, according to a damning independent report published Thursday that risks shattering the ex-pontiff's reputation.

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  Ex-Pope Benedict Under Scrutiny In German Probe Into Child Sex Abuse

  A potentially explosive report into the handling of child sex abuse in the Catholic Church will on Thursday be published in Germany, with former pope Benedict XVI among those in the spotlight.

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  Former Pope Benedict Says He Is Ready For Final "Pilgrimage"

  Pope emeritus Benedict XVI hinted Wednesday that he is nearing death and is ready for his final "pilgrimage" at the age of 90.

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  Pope Francis to Visit Rome Synagogue for First Time

  Pope Francis will make his first pontifical visit to Rome's Great Synagogue next year, the Vatican and the city's Jewish community said in statements today.

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  9/11 Memorial: Hindu, Sikh Leaders to Share Stage With Pope Francis

  A Hindu community leader and two prominent Sikhs will be among a select group of inter-faith leaders who will participate in a prayer service led by Pope Francis during his visit to the 9/11 memorial in New York this week.

• Now a 'simple pilgrim,' Benedict resigns papacy, tweets deleted

  As bells tolled and the clock struck 8, the brass-studded wooden doors swung shut on Thursday at this palace in the Italian hills, marking an end to Benedict XVI's papacy and the start of his final journey as a "simple pilgrim."

• Cardinals begin long process of picking new pope

  With Pope Benedict XVI now officially in retirement, Catholic cardinals from around the world begin on Friday the complex, cryptic and uncertain process of picking the next leader of the world's largest church.

• Pope leaves Vatican on historic final day

  Pope Benedict XVI left the Vatican on Thursday for the last time as pontiff before he steps down as leader of the world's 1.2 billion Catholics, becoming the first pope to resign in 700 years.

• Two popes, two resignations: Benedict XVI and Celestine V

  The shy, retiring Pope Benedict XVI has much in common with 13th-century "humble hermit" Celestine V who quit the papacy after only five months, fed up with Vatican machinations.

• Pope Benedict XVI's reign enters historic final hours

  Pope Benedict XVI's troubled papacy entered its final hours on Thursday before the leader of the world's 1.2 billion Catholics will make history as the first pontiff to resign since the Middle Ages.

• Winds of change at Vatican pave way for new pope

  Cardinals electing the new pope will be looking for a charismatic but tenacious man capable of re-uniting a fractious Church, stamping down on scandals and re-igniting faith among the young.

• Clock runs down on Pope Benedict XVI's historic resignation

  Pope Benedict XVI will meet cardinals from around the world on Thursday in his final hours as leader of 1.2 billion Catholics before he becomes the first pontiff to resign since the Middle Ages.