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Two popes in the Vatican - sometimes more crowd than company

When Pope Benedict shocked the Roman Catholic Church in 2013 by announcing he would resign instead of ruling for life, he promised to stay in the Vatican "hidden from the world".

Reuters

Former Pope Benedict, hero to Catholic conservatives, dies

Former Pope Benedict, the first pontiff in 600 years to resign and a standard bearer for conservatives who yearned for a more traditional Church, died on Saturday, ending an extraordinary period in which two men wearing white lived in the Vatican.

Reuters

Pope Benedict XVI dies aged 95

Pope Benedict led the Catholic Church for less than eight years before he stood down in 2013

Evening Standard

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Former Pope Benedict was first pontiff to resign in 600 years

VATICAN CITY - 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.

Reuters

Retired Pope Benedict XVI dies at 95

He is remembered as a staunch conservative who opposed modernizing reforms and as the first pope to step down since the 15th century.

WEKU

Obituary: Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, pontiff who resigned

Benedict, who died at the age of 95, in 2013 became the first pope in 600 years to step down, citing old age.

Al Jazeera

Former Pope Benedict XVI dies aged 95

Pope Francis announced on Wednesday that his predecessor was 'very sick'

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Benedict XVI, first pope to resign in 600 years, dies at 95 - OLD

The Vatican says that Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, the German theologian who will be remembered as first pope in 600 years to resign, has died

The Independent UK

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI dies at age 95

Vatican says former pope died in his residence at the Mater Ecclesiae monastery.

Al Jazeera

Former Pope Benedict XVI dies aged 95 after battle with illness

The former Pontiff died today after Pope Francis announced Wednesday that his predecessor was "very sick" and called upon his audience to pray for him

Daily Mirror

Former pope Benedict XVI dies at 95

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

France 24

Former Pope Benedict ‘stable’ and rested well overnight says Vatican in health update

Former Pope Benedict is seriously ill and being treated in the Vatican

Evening Standard

Former Pope Benedict in stable condition after 'peaceful night' - Vatican

Former Pope Benedict is in a "stable" condition, the Vatican said on Friday, amid continued concern for the health of the 95-year-old retired pontiff.

Reuters

Vatican: Benedict in stable condition, participated in Mass

The Vatican says Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI is in stable condition and was able to participate in Mass in his room amid a deterioration in his health

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Rituals for Benedict's passing could be template for future ex popes

When Pope Gregory XII, the last pope to resign before Benedict, died in 1417, the world was not watching.

The Independent UK

Pope Benedict news - latest: Ex-Pope took part in mass in his room and ‘rested well’ Vatican says

Benedict XVI remains very unwell but his condition is described as stable

WEKU

The Vatican says Benedict XVI is lucid and stable, but his condition is 'serious'

"Pope Francis renews the invitation to pray for him and accompany him in these difficult hours," Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said.

Evening Standard

Pope Benedict ‘lucid and stable’ but Vatican calls for prayers over his failing health

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI is seriously ill and is being treated in the Vatican

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The Independent UK

Prayers for ailing Benedict in retired pope's native Bavaria

People in Pope Benedict XVI’s Bavarian homeland are praying for the retired pontiff, a favorite son of the region even 40 years after he left Germany for the Vatican and nearly a decade after his resignation stunned the world

Reuters

Former Pope Benedict's condition remains grave but stable - Vatican

Former Pope Benedict's condition remains "grave" but stable, the Vatican said on Thursday, adding in a statement that he had rested well during the night and was lucid and aware.

The Independent UK

Vatican: Benedict XVI lucid, stable, but condition 'serious'

The Vatican says Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI is lucid, conscious and stable, but his condition remains serious

The Independent UK

Former pope Benedict shared ‘great affinity’ with late Queen, says Cardinal

The Catholic Archbishop of Westminster spoke about Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI after the Vatican said his health has worsened.

Chicago Sun-Times

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI in ‘worsening’ health, Vatican says

At the end of his Wednesday audience with the public, Pope Francis said Benedict is “very sick” and asked the faithful to pray for him. Benedict, the first pontiff to resign in 600 years, has become increasingly frail in recent years

Wales Online

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI 'very sick' as Pope Francis offers prayers

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI was the first pope to retire in 600 years

The Independent UK

Retired pope's ailing health raises questions of what's next

The Vatican has detailed rituals and procedures to follow when a pope dies

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