- He passed away on Saturday at 9:34 AM in his residence at the Vatican’s Mater Ecclesiae Monastery.
- Details for the funeral rite will be communicated in the next few hours by the Holy See Press Office.
December 31, (DAILY SUNRISE) — Former Pope Benedict XVI has died at age 95. He passed away on Saturday at 9:34 AM in his residence at the Vatican’s Mater Ecclesiae Monastery, the Vatican announced.
In a short statement the Vatican said: “With sorrow I inform you that the Pope Emeritus, Benedict XVI, passed away today at 9:34 in the Mater Ecclesiae Monastery in the Vatican. Further information will be provided as soon as possible.”
“With sorrow I inform you that the Pope Emeritus, Benedict XVI, passed away today at 9:34 in the Mater Ecclesiae Monastery in the Vatican.
— Vatican News (@VaticanNews) December 31, 2022
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Recall that Pope Francis on Wednesday called for prayers for his predecessor, the former Pope Benedict XVI, who he claimed was ‘very sick’.
Pope Francis made the surprise appeal at the end of his weekly audience and gave no other details, though a Vatican statement later said Benedict had experienced a sudden ‘worsening’ of his health in recent hours.
According to the Vatican, details for the funeral rite will be communicated in the next few hours by the Holy See Press Office.
