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What will happen at the funeral of Pope Francis

The 88-year-old pontiff had been well aware of his fragile state and advanced age. As early as 2015, Pope Francis had expressed the desire to be buried in the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, a fifth-century church in Rome dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary. He was so devoted to…

The Conversation

Francis the humble pope who won the hearts of millions

Francis was the first pope from the Americas, and the first non-European for more than 1,200 years

Evening Standard

Father Gustavo Gutiérrez obituary

Peruvian priest regarded as ‘the father of liberation theology’

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Cross bequeathed by Pope Benedict XVI is stolen from church in his home region in Germany

Police say a cross bequeathed by the late Pope Benedict XVI to a parish in his home German region of Bavaria has been stolen from the church where it was exhibited

The Independent UK

Joining the Hitler Youth was not a choice, it was mandatory

Letters: Edward Ward and Sally Juniper respond to a letter on Pope Benedict XVI

The Guardian - UK

Pope meets with Benedict's aide amid funeral, book fallout

Pope Francis has met with Archbishop Georg Gaenswein, the longtime secretary of Pope Benedict XVI

The Independent UK

Thousands bid farewell to former Pope Benedict XVI at funeral presided over by Pope Francis

Bells tolled and the crowd in St. Peter’s square applauded as pallbearers emerged from a fog-shrouded St. Peter’s Basilica and placed Benedict’s simple cypress coffin before the altar in the square outside.

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Thousands mourn Benedict XVI at funeral celebrated by pope

Bells tolled Thursday for the funeral of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, the German theologian who made history by retiring, as thousands of mourners packed St. Peter's Square.

WEKU

Pope Benedict XVI buried at Vatican after thousands gather for funeral

Police estimated some 100,000 would be attending Thursday morning’s funeral service

Evening Standard

Thousands pour into St Peter's for funeral of Pope Benedict XVI

More than 100,000 people are believed to be attending in the hope of taking part in a requiem mass to mark the occasion

Wales Online

Thousands gather for Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI’s funeral

Mourners poured into St. Peter’s Square early Thursday for the funeral of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, hoping to pay final respects to the German theologian who made history by retiring and participate in a rare requiem Mass for a dead pope presided over by a living one.

France 24

Thousands pour into St. Peter's for funeral of Benedict XVI

Mourners are streaming into St. Peter’s Square for the funeral of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI

The Independent UK

Benedict aide's tell-all book will expose 'dark maneuvers'

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI’s longtime personal secretary has written a tell-all book that is coming out this month

The Independent UK

Benedict leaves German homeland with complicated legacy

Pope Benedict XVI leaves his homeland with a complicated legacy: pride in a German pontiff but a church deeply divided over the need for reforms in the wake of a sexual abuse scandal in which his own actions of decades ago were faulted

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The Independent UK

Though faulted, Benedict turned Vatican around on sex abuse

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI rarely got credit for having turned the Vatican around on clergy sexual abuse, but as cardinal and pope, he pushed through revolutionary changes to church law to make it easier to defrock predator priests

Tribune News Service

Benedict XVI, pope whose resignation shook Catholics, dies

Benedict XVI, who shocked the world’s 1.2 billion followers of the Roman Catholic Church when he became the first pope to resign in almost six centuries, has died. He was 95.

Manchester Evening News

King Charles expresses 'deep sadness' following death of former Pope Benedict XVI

“The Queen and the Pope understood what it was to be in service more or less for a lifetime.”

France 24

Pope Francis to lead funeral for Benedict XVI, a first in modern history

For the first time in modern history, a sitting pope will preside over his predecessor's funeral next week, with Pope Francis leading a "simple" ceremony for Benedict XVI, who died Saturday.

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The Independent UK

Benedict XVI, reluctant pope who chose to retire, dies at 95

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI was a reluctant pope who never wanted to be pontiff

The Independent UK

Wealth of tribute comes for Benedict, who desired simplicity

Within minutes of the Vatican's announcement of the death of Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI, a wealth of tributes poured in from around the world

The Independent UK

AP News Digest 7:30 a.m.

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The Independent UK

Benedict's lasting mark on papacy will be his resignation

Although Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI had a long and illustrious career as one of the Roman Catholic Church’s pre-eminent theologians, he will forever be known as the first pope in 600 years to resign

The Independent UK

Live Updates | Reactions to Pope Benedict XVI's death

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is paying tribute to the German-born Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI as a “formative figure of the Catholic Church.”

The Independent UK

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI: Former pontiff once dubbed ‘God’s rottweiler’ whose resignation was historic

The man born Joseph Ratzinger spent many decades as a key figure in Catholicism, writes Paul Vallely, but his choice to end his eight years as head of the Church and become Pope Emeritus will live longest in the memory

Reuters

Factbox-Former Pope Benedict, his papacy and resignation

Following are some facts about former Pope Benedict, who died on Saturday:

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