Funeral mass for Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI at St. Peter's square

Funeral mass for Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI at St. Peter's square

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VATICAN CITY, VATICAN - JANUARY 05: Pope Francis attends the funeral mass for Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI at St. Peter's square on January 5, 2023 in Vatican City, Vatican. Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger was born in Marktl, Bavaria, Germany in 1927. He became Pope Benedict XVI, serving as head of the Catholic Church and the sovereign of the Vatican City State from 19 April 2005 until his resignation, due to ill health, on 28 February 2013. He succeeded Pope John Paul II and was succeeded by the current Pope Francis. He died on 31 December 2022 aged 95 at the Mater Ecclesiae Monastery in Vatican City. (Photo by Antonio Masiello/Getty Images)

TOPSHOT - Cardinals and Bishops attend the funeral mass of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI at St. Peter's square in the Vatican on January 5, 2023. - Pope Francis is presiding on January 5 over the funeral of his predecessor Benedict XVI at the Vatican, an unprecedented event in modern times expected to draw tens of thousands of people. (Photo by Filippo MONTEFORTE / AFP) (Photo by FILIPPO MONTEFORTE/AFP via Getty Images)

The crowd gathered at Saint Peter’s Square in the Vatican for the funeral of Pope Benedict XVI on Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Benedict lived inside the Vatican, mostly hidden from the public eye, since he resigned in 2013. His funeral, the first in modern history presided over by a reigning pope, included much of the grandeur of a funeral for a reigning pontiff, but with some significant exceptions. (Alessandro Grassani/The New York Times)

Pope Francis, seated left, presides over the funeral of Pope Benedict XVI at the Vatican on Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Benedict lived inside the Vatican, mostly out of the public eye, since he resigned in 2013. His funeral, the first in modern history presided over by a reigning pope, included much of the grandeur of a funeral for a reigning pontiff, but with some significant exceptions. (James Hill/The New York Times)

Clergy in St. Peter’s Square for the funeral of Pope Benedict XVI at the Vatican on Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Benedict lived inside the Vatican, mostly out of the public eye, since he resigned in 2013. His funeral, the first in modern history presided over by a reigning pope, included much of the grandeur of a funeral for a reigning pontiff, but with some significant exceptions. (James Hill/The New York Times)

VATICAN CITY, VATICAN - JANUARY 05: Faithful attend the Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI funeral mass at St. Peter's square on January 5, 2023 in Vatican City, Vatican. Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger was born in Marktl, Bavaria, Germany in 1927. He became Pope Benedict XVI, serving as head of the Catholic Church and the sovereign of the Vatican City State from 19 April 2005 until his resignation, due to ill health, on 28 February 2013. He succeeded Pope John Paul II and was succeeded by the current Pope Francis. He died on 31 December 2022 aged 95 at the Mater Ecclesiae Monastery in Vatican City. (Photo by Antonio Masiello/Getty Images)

VATICAN CITY, VATICAN - JANUARY 05: Pope Francis attends the funeral mass for Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI at St. Peter's square on January 5, 2023 in Vatican City, Vatican. Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger was born in Marktl, Bavaria, Germany in 1927. He became Pope Benedict XVI, serving as head of the Catholic Church and the sovereign of the Vatican City State from 19 April 2005 until his resignation, due to ill health, on 28 February 2013. He succeeded Pope John Paul II and was succeeded by the current Pope Francis. He died on 31 December 2022 aged 95 at the Mater Ecclesiae Monastery in Vatican City. (Photo by Antonio Masiello/Getty Images)

VATICAN CITY, VATICAN - JANUARY 05: A general view shows the St Peters square before the Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI funeral mass at St. Peter's square on January 5, 2023 in Vatican City, Vatican. Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger was born in Marktl, Bavaria, Germany in 1927. He became Pope Benedict XVI, serving as head of the Catholic Church and the sovereign of the Vatican City State from 19 April 2005 until his resignation, due to ill health, on 28 February 2013. He succeeded Pope John Paul II and was succeeded by the current Pope Francis. He died on 31 December 2022 aged 95 at the Mater Ecclesiae Monastery in Vatican City. (Photo by Antonio Masiello/Getty Images)

VATICAN CITY, VATICAN - JANUARY 05: Pallbearers carry the coffin of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI at the start of his funeral mass at St. Peter's square on January 5, 2023 in Vatican City, Vatican. Former Pope Benedict XVI, who served as head of the Catholic Church from 19 April 2005 until his resignation on 28 February 2013, died on 31 December 2022 aged 95 at the Mater Ecclesiae Monastery in Vatican City. Over 135,000 people paid their tributes on the first two days of the late pontiff's lying in state at St. Peter's Basilica. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

VATICAN CITY, VATICAN - JANUARY 05: Pope Francis attends the funeral mass for Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI at St. Peter's square on January 5, 2023 in Vatican City, Vatican. Former Pope Benedict XVI, who served as head of the Catholic Church from 19 April 2005 until his resignation on 28 February 2013, died on 31 December 2022 aged 95 at the Mater Ecclesiae Monastery in Vatican City. Over 135,000 people paid their tributes on the first two days of the late pontiff's lying in state at St. Peter's Basilica. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

VATICAN CITY, VATICAN - JANUARY 05: People arrive in the morning mist for the funeral of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI on January 5, 2023 in Vatican City, Vatican. Former Pope Benedict XVI, who served as head of the Catholic Church from 19 April 2005 until his resignation on 28 February 2013, died on 31 December 2022 aged 95 at the Mater Ecclesiae Monastery in Vatican City. Over 135,000 people paid their tributes on the first two days of the late pontiff's lying in state at St. Peter's Basilica. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

VATICAN CITY, VATICAN - JANUARY 05: Pope Francis sits in a wheelchair in front of the coffin of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI as pallbearers carry it towards St Peter’s Basilica for the burial after the funeral mass at St. Peter's square on January 5, 2023 in Vatican City, Vatican. Former Pope Benedict XVI, who served as head of the Catholic Church from 19 April 2005 until his resignation on 28 February 2013, died on 31 December 2022 aged 95 at the Mater Ecclesiae Monastery in Vatican City. Over 135,000 people paid their tributes on the first two days of the late pontiff's lying in state at St. Peter's Basilica. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

A general view shows St. Peter's square during the funeral mass of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI in the Vatican on January 5, 2023. - Pope Francis is presiding on January 5 over the funeral of his predecessor Benedict XVI at the Vatican, an unprecedented event in modern times expected to draw tens of thousands of people. (Photo by Filippo MONTEFORTE / AFP) (Photo by FILIPPO MONTEFORTE/AFP via Getty Images)

VATICAN CITY, VATICAN - JANUARY 05: Faithful and nuns await the funeral of Pope Benedict XVI on January 5, 2023 in Vatican City, Vatican. Former Pope Benedict XVI, who served as head of the Catholic Church from 19 April 2005 until his resignation on 28 February 2013, died on 31 December 2022 aged 95 at the Mater Ecclesiae Monastery in Vatican City. Over 135,000 people paid their tributes on the first two days of the late pontiff's lying in state at St. Peter's Basilica. (Photo by Marco Di Lauro/Getty Images)

VATICAN CITY, VATICAN - JANUARY 05: Nuns await the funeral of Pope Benedict XVI on January 5, 2023 in Vatican City, Vatican. Former Pope Benedict XVI, who served as head of the Catholic Church from 19 April 2005 until his resignation on 28 February 2013, died on 31 December 2022 aged 95 at the Mater Ecclesiae Monastery in Vatican City. Over 135,000 people paid their tributes on the first two days of the late pontiff's lying in state at St. Peter's Basilica. (Photo by Marco Di Lauro/Getty Images)

VATICAN CITY, VATICAN - JANUARY 05: A nun awaits the funeral of Pope Benedict XVI on January 5, 2023 in Vatican City, Vatican. Former Pope Benedict XVI, who served as head of the Catholic Church from 19 April 2005 until his resignation on 28 February 2013, died on 31 December 2022 aged 95 at the Mater Ecclesiae Monastery in Vatican City. Over 135,000 people paid their tributes on the first two days of the late pontiff's lying in state at St. Peter's Basilica. (Photo by Marco Di Lauro/Getty Images)

VATICAN CITY, VATICAN - JANUARY 05: Pope Francis gives a final blessing to the coffin of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI as pallbearers carry it towards St Peter’s Basilica for the burial after the funeral mass at St. Peter's square on January 5, 2023 in Vatican City, Vatican. Former Pope Benedict XVI, who served as head of the Catholic Church from 19 April 2005 until his resignation on 28 February 2013, died on 31 December 2022 aged 95 at the Mater Ecclesiae Monastery in Vatican City. Over 135,000 people paid their tributes on the first two days of the late pontiff's lying in state at St. Peter's Basilica. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Pope Pope Francis looks on as pallbearers carry away the coffin of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI at the end of his funeral mass at St. Peter's square in the Vatican on January 5, 2023. - Pope Francis is presiding on January 5 over the funeral of his predecessor Benedict XVI at the Vatican, an unprecedented event in modern times expected to draw tens of thousands of people. (Photo by Vincenzo PINTO / AFP) (Photo by VINCENZO PINTO/AFP via Getty Images)

TOPSHOT - Pope Pope Francis pays his respetcs as he touches the coffin of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI at the end of his funeral mass at St. Peter's square in the Vatican on January 5, 2023. - Pope Francis is presiding on January 5 over the funeral of his predecessor Benedict XVI at the Vatican, an unprecedented event in modern times expected to draw tens of thousands of people. (Photo by Filippo MONTEFORTE / AFP) (Photo by FILIPPO MONTEFORTE/AFP via Getty Images)

Pallbearers carry the coffin of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI as of Pope Francis leaves at the end of the funeral mass at St. Peter's square in the Vatican, on January 5, 2023. - Pope Francis is presiding on January 5 over the funeral of his predecessor Benedict XVI at the Vatican, an unprecedented event in modern times expected to draw tens of thousands of people. (Photo by Alberto PIZZOLI / AFP) (Photo by ALBERTO PIZZOLI/AFP via Getty Images)

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