Pope Benedict: Eight years as pope capped long ministry as teacher of faith

Pope Benedict: Eight years as pope capped long ministry as teacher of faith

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Retired Pope Benedict XVI, who had an impressive record as a teacher and defender of the basics of Catholic faith, is likely to go down in history books as the first pope in almost 600 years to resign.

Pope Benedict dies at 95: Eight years as pope capped long ministry as teacher of faith - Detroit Catholic

Retired Pope Benedict XVI had an impressive record as a teacher and defender of the Catholic faith, was close friend of St. John Paul II

Pope Benedict: Eight years as pope capped long ministry as teacher of faith - TheCatholicSpirit.com

Pope Benedict XVI arrives to celebrate Mass on New Year’s Eve Day in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican Jan. 1, 2010. Pope Benedict died Dec. 31, 2022, at the age of 95 in his residence at the Vatican. (CNS photo/Paul Haring) Retired Pope Benedict XVI, who died Dec. 31, had an impressive record as a teacher and defender of the basics of Catholic faith, and is likely to go down in history books as the first pope in almost 600 years to resign. He…

Pope Benedict: Eight years as pope capped long ministry as teacher of faith

Retired Pope Benedict XVI passed away Dec. 31 at 9:34 a.m. in his residence at the Mater Ecclesiae Monastery in the Vatican Gardens. Pope Francis is scheduled to preside over the funeral Mass Jan. 5 in St. Peter's Square.