epa10383542 (FILE) - Joseph Ratzinger (C), archbishop of Munich, in Munich, Germany, 28 February 1982 (reissued 31 December 2022). According to the Holy See, pope emeritus Benedict XVI has died at age 95 on 31 December 2022. Born Joseph Ratzinger in Bavaria, Germany on 16 April 1927 was appointed leader of the Catholic Church on 19 April 2005 succeeding late pontiff John Paul II. EPA/ERK WIRGININGS GERMANY OUT
