Benedict XVI, Pope

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Pope Benedict XVI, born Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger on April 16, 1927, in Marktl, Bavaria, Germany, and passing away on December 31, 2022, served as the head of the Catholic Church and the sovereign of the Vatican City State from 2005 until his resignation in 2013. His papacy was marked by intellectual rigor and a steadfast […]