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Pope Francis delivers the homily at the funeral Mass for Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI in St. Peter's Square on Jan. 5, 2023. | Daniel Ibañez/CNA

FULL TEXT: Pope Francis’ homily at the Funeral Mass of Benedict XVI

Pope Francis presided over the funeral Mass of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI on January 5 in St. Peter’s

Benedict XVI – Joseph Ratzinger: his vocation, his path to priesthood to academic life

What led Benedict XVI to become a priest? Lets find out together. 

Pope Benedict XVI, a Pope at the service of Truth

Pope Benedict was a faithful servant of Justice and of True… lets learn why!

The friendship and respect between Benedict XVI and Pope St. John Paul II

John Paul II and Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, both giants of the faith, were bound by a sincere friendship

Pope Francis at Audience: Benedict XVI was a ‘great master’ of catechesis

On Wednesday morning, Pope Francis paid homage to Benedict XVI and said that “he always wanted to accompany
A table dedicated to Benedict XVI in his favorite Rome restaurant, Cantina Tirolese. | Daniel Ibáñez/CNA.

‘Flavors of home’: Benedict XVI’s favorite restaurant in Rome

Inside the cozy Cantina Tirolese in Rome, Benedict XVI knew he could always find the flavors of home.
Rosary beads entwined in the hands of the late Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI as his body lies in state on Jan. 3, 2023, in St. Peter's Basilica. | Daniel Ibañez/CNA

Here are the prayers and readings for Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI’s funeral Mass

Pope Francis will preside over the funeral of Benedict XVI on Thursday, Jan. 5, at 9:30 a.m. (Rome
Cardinal Joseph Zen preaches a sermon during a Mass at the Holy Cross Church on May 24, 2022, in Hong Kong, China. | Anthony Kwan/Getty Images

Cardinal Zen: Benedict XVI will be a ‘powerful intercessor in heaven’ for China

In a reflection posted on his blog on Jan. 3, Cardinal Joseph Zen remembered Benedict XVI as a
The mortal remains of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI were moved early in the morning on Jan. 2, 2023, from his former residence in the Vatican's Mater Ecclesiae Monastery to St. Peter's Basilica, where the late pope is lying in state through Jan. 4. Thousands waited in line to pay their respects. | Daniel Ibañez / EWTN

Funeral of Benedict XVI: Everything you need to know

Following the death of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, these are the details you should know about his funeral

First reactions and comments to the death of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI in St. Peter’s Square

In a St. Peter’s Square full of people who were coming to pay their last respects to Pope

Where is the tomb of Pope Benedict XVI in the Vatican after his funeral

Benedict XVI will be interred in the Vatican crypt in the same spot where Pope John Paul II
Benedict XVI inaugurates his Twitter account. Credit: Vatican Media.

Benedict XVI was the first Pope in history to have a Twitter account

The late Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI was the first Pontiff in the history of the Catholic Church to
The mortal remains of Benedict XVI were moved early in the morning on Jan. 2, 2023, from his former residence in the Vatican's Mater Ecclesiae Monastery to St. Peter's Basilica, where the late pope is lying in state through Jan. 4. Thousands waited in line to pay their respects. | Vatican Media

VIDEO AND PHOTOS: Thousands gather to pay final respects to body of Benedict XVI

The mortal remains of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI will lie in state in St. Peter’s Basilica through Jan.
Pope Francis and Pope Emeritus Benedict embrace each other at the Vatican's Mater Ecclesiae Monastery, June 30, 2015. | L'Osservatore Romano.

The relationship between Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI and Pope Francis

Pope Francis visited Benedict frequently, including a final time three days before the pope emeritus’ death. In the
Archbishop Georg Gänswein, the longtime personal secretary of Benedict XVI, greets Italy's Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni, on Jan. 2, 2023, at St. Peter's Basilica, where Benedict is lying in state. | Vatican Media

Benedict XVI’s funeral: Only 2 countries will send official delegations

The Holy See’s announcement that delegations from Italy and Germany will attend the funeral answers one of the
Pope Benedict XVI announced his intention to resign the papacy during a meeting of cardinals Feb. 11, 2013. The surprise announcement, which he made in Latin, took place in the Hall of the Consistory in the Vatican's apostolic palace. | Vatican Media

In stepping down, Benedict XVI carved out new role as ‘contemplative’ pope

On Feb. 11, 2013, Pope Benedict XVI dropped a bombshell. On Feb. 11, 2013, before a gathering of
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. (photo: LOR via CNA / Vatican Media )

Remembering Benedict XVI: 10 Quotes on Love, Death, Hope, Mary, and Marriage

‘Quite soon, I shall find myself before the final judge of my life…’ With the early morning news
Pope Benedict XVI (photo: Giulio Napolitano/CNA / CNA)

Benedict XVI — Priest, Prefect, Pope, Rest in Peace

With the pope emeritus’ death, the Catholic Church loses one of the greatest minds in its 2,000-year history.
Benedict XVI greeted a fluffy black cat named Pushkin during his visit to the Birmingham Oratory established by St. John Henry Newman. | Courtesy of the Birmingham Oratory

Benedict XVI: A look back at the cat-loving pope’s favorite feline friends

The late pope emeritus had a great love for cats was known to feed the many cats that
Benedict XVI holds his final general audience, Feb. 27, 2013. | Mazur/www.thepapalvisit.org.uk (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)

Benedict XVI: thinker, preacher, saint? Scholars and former students discuss legacy

Some scholars and former students of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI raised the prospect of the late pontiff’s canonization

Was Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI Afraid of Dying?

In this exclusive interview with Archbishop Georg Gänswein, Pope Benedict XVI’s personal secretary, EWTN Vatican Bureau Chief, Andreas
Photograph of the body of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, who died on Dec. 31, 2022, at age 95. | Vatican Media

Benedict XVI’s final resting place decided: He will be buried in Vatican crypt

The tombs in the Vatican crypt are close to the remains of the Catholic Church’s first pope, St.

Benedict XVI’s spiritual testament underlines ‘the reasonableness of faith’

The Vatican published Benedict XVI’s spiritual testament on Saturday night in which the late pope underlined “the reasonableness
Pope Francis presides over the first papal Mass of the new year on Jan. 1, 2023, in St. Peter's Basilica in Rome. | Alan Köppschall/EWTN Vatican

Pope Francis entrusts the late Benedict XVI to the Blessed Virgin Mary

At the first papal Mass of 2023, thousands of Catholics gathered in St. Peter’s Basilica prayed for the

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