epa10385272 A view of Saint Peter's Square the day after the death of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI at Vatican, 01 January 2023. The Holy See Press Office announced that Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, 95, died at 9:34 AM on 31 December 2022 morning in his residence at the Mater Ecclesiae Monastery in Vatican City. 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/FABIO FRUSTACI
