Former Pope Benedict XVI dies at 95

Category : Obituaries Published on: January 03 2023

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Pope Benedict XVI, who served as leader of the Catholic Church from 2005 until his resignation in 2013, died on Saturday aged 95.
He led the Catholic Church for fewer than eight years until, in 2013, he became the first Pope to resign since Gregory XII in 1415.
Pope is a title which is given to the Bishop of Rome who is the head of the Roman Catholic Church. He is also the head of the sovereign country of Vatican City.
Roman Catholics are the largest of the three major branches of Christianity.
Vatican City is the world’s smallest country which is located within the Italian capital city of Rome.
It is also the least populated country in the world.

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