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Person: Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI

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The Funeral Of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI Takes Place In St Peter's Basilica
Irish Examiner view:  Pope's passing has historic significance
Church influence may have waned but there are still many on whom matters such as papal succession have a direct impact

Fri, 06 Jan, 2023

Tens of thousands view Pope Benedict XVI lying in state at Vatican
Tens of thousands view Pope Benedict XVI lying in state at Vatican
By mid-morning the queue to enter the basilica snaked around St Peter’s Square

Mon, 02 Jan, 2023

Picture for every year of The Queen's life
Irish Examiner view: Legacy of reluctant pope divides opinion 
In a year marked by the loss of two Church heads — Elizabeth II and Benedict XVI — it is the latter whose legacy is most divisive

Mon, 02 Jan, 2023

NEWS FOCUS: Pope Francis I - A New World Pope
NEWS FOCUS: Pope Francis I - A New World Pope

The first South American, the first non-European in more than a millennium and the first Jesuit, a new era in the Catholic Church was ushered in as Argentinian cardinal Jorge Bergoglio was last night elected Pope Francis I.

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