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Pope Benedict XVI appears on the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica after his election April 19, 2005. Pope Benedict died Dec. 31, 2022, at the age of 95 in his residence at the Vatican.(CNS photo/Nancy Wiechec)

Pope Benedict leaves a legacy as theologian, of humility 

‘He was a man with a servant’s heart’

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Read more about the article Pope Benedict XVI dies; funeral set for Jan. 5 in St. Peter’s Square
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)

Pope Benedict XVI dies; funeral set for Jan. 5 in St. Peter’s Square

Preached the importance of ‘the basic relationship between the human being and the Creator’

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Read more about the article Kids help pope celebrate 86th birthday with cake, circus performers
Pope Francis reacts as an artist performs during an audience with children and volunteers of the Vatican's St. Martha Dispensary, a maternal and pediatric clinic, at the Vatican Dec. 18, 2022. (CNS photo/Guglielmo Mangiapane, Reuters)

Kids help pope celebrate 86th birthday with cake, circus performers

‘A day of joy that helps us prepare for Christmas’

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Read more about the article Global church is seeing how pope’s vision of synodality involves everyone
Pope Francis leads a meeting with representatives of bishops' conferences from around the world at the Vatican Oct. 9, 2021. The meeting came as the Vatican launched the process that will lead up to the assembly of the world Synod of Bishops in 2023. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

Global church is seeing how pope’s vision of synodality involves everyone

Global Church is seeing how pope’s vision of synodality involves everyone

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Read more about the article Church must take seriously the problems, needs of workers, pope says
Antonio Di Matteo, general president of Italy's Movement of Christian Workers, holds a flag as he meets Pope Francis during an audience with members of the organization in the Paul VI hall at the Vatican Dec. 9, 2022. The problems and needs of workers must be a part of the church's work and concern, the pope said. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Church must take seriously the problems, needs of workers, pope says

'I urge you to keep your minds and hearts open to workers'

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Read more about the article Pope: Antisemitism shows need for Christian-Jewish understanding
Pope Francis accepts a book during an audience with members of Amitié Judéo-Chrétienne de France, a Jewish-Christian dialogue organization founded in France in 1948, at the Vatican Dec. 12, 2022. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Pope: Antisemitism shows need for Christian-Jewish understanding

‘The task is not finished’

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Read more about the article Pope pays tribute to predecessor, honors Ratzinger Prize winners
Jesuit Father Michel Fédou, professor of dogmatic theology and patristics at the Centre Sèvres of Paris, and Joseph H. H. Weiler, a professor of law at New York University School of Law, stand on either side of Pope Francis after receiving the Ratzinger Prize in theology from him Dec. 1, 2022, at the Vatican. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Pope pays tribute to predecessor, honors Ratzinger Prize winners

‘All of us sense his spiritual presence, his accompaniment in prayer for the whole Church and his constant contemplative gaze’

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Read more about the article Physical vulnerability can be a resource for society, the church, pope says
Pope Francis blesses a woman during an audience with members of the Italian Union of the Blind and Visually Impaired at the Vatican Dec. 12, 2022. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Physical vulnerability can be a resource for society, the church, pope says

Physical vulnerability can be a resource for society, the church, pope says

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Read more about the article Pope praises firefighters’ service, dedication
Pope Francis greets a boy during an audience with hundreds of Italian firefighters and their family members at the Vatican Dec. 10, 2022. The pope praised them as true good Samaritans, always ready to save others from calamity. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Pope praises firefighters’ service, dedication

‘Lord, let them not have work’

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