Benedict XVI, pope who resigned to spend final years in quiet, dies at 95

Benedict XVI, pope who resigned to spend final years in quiet, dies at 95

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Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, the shy German theologian who tried to reawaken Christianity in a secularized Europe but will forever be remembered as the first pontiff in 600 years to resign from the job, died Saturday. He was 95. Pope Francis will celebrate his funeral Mass in St. Peter’s Square on…

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