The Catholic Church has announced the death of Pope Benedict XVI at the age of 95.
The news was confirmed in a statement from Vatican spokesman, Matteo Bruni, who said that the Pope passed away at the Mater Ecclesiae Monastery in the Vatican.
The statement reads, “With sorrow I inform you that the Pope Emeritus, Benedict XVI, passed away today at 9:34 in the Mater Ecclesiae Monastery in the Vatican.”
Pope Benedict XVI made history in 2013 when he became the first Pope to resign in nearly 600 years.
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