Vikrant Shekhawat : Dec 31, 2022, 05:37 PM
Vatican City: Former Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI has passed away. He was 95 years old. This information has come out from the Vatican. The former Pope Emeritus was ailing and Catholicism's top leader, Pope Francis, on Wednesday appealed to all his followers to pray for him, so that God gives him comfort in the last days of his life.Former Pope Benedict left office in 2013, the first time in 600 years. He died at the Mater Ecclesia Monastery in the Vatican. Here he had been living since his resignation and was the spokesperson of the Holy See.Vatican News tweeted, 'With sadness, we inform you that Pope Emeritus, Benedict XVI passed away today at 9:34 am at the Mater Ecclesia monastery in the Vatican. Further information will be given soon.This was said on resigning in 2013When former Pope Benedict resigned in 2013, he said he did not have the strength of body or mind to lead the Catholic Church. His resignation only paved the way for Francis.