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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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Read more about the article Thousands pay last respects to Pope Benedict in St. Peter’s Basilica
A man holds a rosary as people wait in line to enter St. Peter's Basilica to view the body of Pope Benedict XVI at the Vatican Jan. 2, 2023. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

Thousands pay last respects to Pope Benedict in St. Peter’s Basilica

‘He was an authentic testimony of what it means to be Christian and a disciple of Jesus’

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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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Retired Pope Benedict XVI and Pope Francis exchange greetings at the conclusion of a consistory at which Pope Francis created 20 new cardinals in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican Feb. 14, 2015. Pope Benedict died at the age of 95 in his residence at the Vatican. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

Pope remembers predecessor as a ‘great teacher of catechesis’

‘May he help us to rediscover in Christ the joy of believing and the hope of living’

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People pray as they pay their respects at the body of Pope Benedict XVI in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican Jan. 3, 2023. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

Pope Benedict’s spiritual testament: ‘Stand firm in the faith’

‘I humbly ask: pray for me, so that the Lord, despite all my sins and inadequacies, may receive me into his eternal dwelling’

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Read more about the article Pope pays tribute to the late Pope Benedict, highlighting his gentleness
Pope Francis delivers his blessing during a traditional evening prayer service on New Year's Eve in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican Dec. 31, 2022. Pope Benedict XVI died in the morning Dec. 31 at his residence at the Vatican. He was 95. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

Pope pays tribute to the late Pope Benedict, highlighting his gentleness

‘With emotion we remember him as such a noble, such a gentle person’

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A rosary and crucifix are seen in the hands of Pope Benedict XVI in St. Peter's Basilica as people pay their respects to the late pope at the Vatican Jan. 2, 2023. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

Pope Benedict’s funeral will respect his wishes to be simple

‘Ask the Lord to console him and sustain him in his witness of love for the Church’

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Read more about the article The lasting legacy of Pope Benedict XVI
Pope Benedict XVI waves to pilgrims from a cruiser as he arrives on the Rhine River for World Youth Day in this Aug. 18, 2005, file photo. The Cologne cathedral is seen in the background. (OSV News photo/Catholic Press Photo, pool)

The lasting legacy of Pope Benedict XVI

Benedict’s decadeslong identification with the ecumenical council is a central part of his legacy.

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