Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI Kicks The Bucket At 95

The Vatican on Saturday announced the passing away of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI at the age of 95.

According to the Vatican, the Pope died at 9:34 am in his residence at the Vatican’s Mater Ecclesiae Monastery.

It would be recalled that Pope Emeritus has been down with sickness.

The statement, as issued by the Vatican, reads: “The Holy See Press Office announced that the Pope Emeritus died at 9:34 AM on Saturday in his residence at the Mater Ecclesiae Monastery, which the 95-year-old Pope emeritus had chosen as his residence after resigning from the Petrine ministry in 2013.

“With sorrow, I inform you that the Pope Emeritus, Benedict XVI, passed away today at 9:34 AM in the Mater Ecclesiae Monastery in the Vatican. Further information will be provided as soon as possible.  As of Monday morning, 2 January 2023, the body of the Pope Emeritus will be in Saint Peter’s Basilica, so the faithful can bid farewell.”

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