Benedict XVI resigned as pope in 2013.
FORMER POPE BENEDICT XVI has died at the age of 95, the Vatican announced has said, almost a decade after he became the first pontiff to resign in six centuries.
The German pope emeritus, whose birth name was Joseph Ratzinger, had been living a quiet life in a former convent inside the Vatican grounds since his shock decision to step down in February 2013.His health had been declining for a long time, but the Vatican revealed on Wednesday that his situation had worsened, while his successor Pope Francis called for Catholics worldwide to pray for him.
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