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Pope Benedict XVI published three books in his "Jesus of Nazareth" series. Pictured are copies of the last in the series, "The Infancy of Jesus," displayed for the media in different languages at the Vatican in 2012. (CNS photo/OSV News, Paul Haring)

How to read Pope Benedict XVI if you never have before

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Pope Francis presides over the funeral Mass of Pope Benedict XVI in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Jan. 5, 2023. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

At funeral, pope remembers Benedict’s ‘wisdom, tenderness, devotion’

‘Benedict, faithful friend of the Bridegroom, may your joy be complete as you hear his voice, now and forever!’

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Read more about the article U.S. bishops invite faithful to pray novena for Pope Benedict XVI
Pope Benedict XVI is pictured as he leaves his final general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican in this Feb. 27, 2013, file photo. The retired pope released a statement Feb. 8 concerning the recent report on abuse in the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising, where he served as archbishop from 1977-1982. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

U.S. bishops invite faithful to pray novena for Pope Benedict XVI

Nine-day devotion available in both English and Spanish on USCCB website

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Read more about the article Veteran Catholic journalist reflects on defining moments of Benedict papacy
John Thavis, former Rome bureau chief for Catholic News Service and author of "The Vatican Diaries," listens to Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi at Fordham University in New York City during a May 15, 2018, lecture. The priest was the Vatican spokesman under Pope Benedict XVI and Pope Francis. In a Dec. 31, 2022, interview with The Central Minnesota Catholic, St. Cloud's diocesan magazine, Thavis shared highlights of the Benedict papacy he covered for CNS. (CNS photo/OSV NEWS/Leo Sorel, Fordham University)

Veteran Catholic journalist reflects on defining moments of Benedict papacy

'That was the thrust of his papacy: God is love’

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Pope Benedict XVI receives his book "Light of the World: The Pope, the Church, and the Sign of the Times" from its writer, German Catholic journalist Peter Seewald, during a 2010 meeting at the Vatican. The German biographer said the pope was exhausted and disheartened well before he announced Feb. 11 he would resign at the end of the month. (CNS photo/L'Osservatore Romano via Reuters) (Feb. 18, 2013) See BENEDICT-SEEWALD Feb. 18, 2013.

Papal biographer: Benedict ‘will be canonized some day’

‘His work cannot be taken out of the world. It will bear fruit anew’

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Read more about the article Pope Benedict’s 2008 U.S. visit a whirlwind with timely, pointed messages
Pope Benedict XVI emerges from the New York Yankee's dugout to the cheers of approximately 60,000 people who attended the Mass that he celebrated at Yankee Stadium on the final day of his pastoral visit to New York on April 20, 2008. The home team's clubhouse served as the main sacristy for the Mass.(CNS photo/Rick Musacchio) (April 20, 2008)

Pope Benedict’s 2008 U.S. visit a whirlwind with timely, pointed messages

Visit encouraged ‘a new sense of unity and purpose’

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