Pope Benedict XVI (Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger) was born on 16th April 1927, and died on 31st December 2022. He was the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 19th April 2005 until his resignation on 28th February 2013. Benedict's election as pope occurred in the 2005 Papal Conclave that followed the death of Pope John Paul II. Benedict chose to be known as "Pope emeritus" upon his resignation, and he retained this title until his death.
Rome Newsroom, Jan 2, 2023 / 06:35 am
Benedict XVI will be interred in the Vatican crypt in the same spot where Pope John Paul II was buried before his beatification.
Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni confirmed the site of Benedict’s tomb to journalists on Jan. 2, the first day the pope emeritus’ body was laid in state in St. Peter’s Basilica.
On 31 December 2022, at 09:34 Central European Time (UTC+01), Pope Benedict XVI died at the Mater Ecclesiae Monastery in Vatican City at the age of 95. He had been Pope Emeritus since his resignation as the leader of the Catholic Church in 2013 due to ill health. Following his death, the Holy See announced that his body would lie in state in St. Peter's Basilica from 2 January 2023 until his funeral, which is to take place on 5 January 2023.
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