Former Pope Benedict XVI dies at 95

Former Pope Benedict XVI dies at 95

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Pope Benedict XVI, who served as the head of the Catholic Church from 2005 until he became the first pope to resign in 600 years in 2013, died Saturday at the age of 95. Pope Francis, Benedict's successor, had informed the public that Benedict was "very sick" earlier in the week. Born Joseph Alois…

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