Former Pope Benedict XVI passes away at Vatican city: Pope Francis led tributes to his predecessor on Saturday, after Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI died in a monastery in the Vatican at the age of 95. The head of the Catholic Church, former Pope Benedict, was the first pope in 600 years to resign. He resigned in 2013, and Pope Francis took his place. In a 1000 years, Pope Benedict was the first German to hold the office. He was the head of the Vatican City from 19 April 2005 until his resignation on 28 February 2013. On April 16, 1927, in the southern German hamlet of Marktl, close to Austria, he was born Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger.
January 2023 Current Affairs Quiz
About the Pope:
Pope is a title which is given to the Bishop of Rome who is the head of the Roman Catholic Church. He is also the head of the sovereign country of Vatican City. Roman Catholics are the largest of the three major branches of Christianity. The other branches of Christianity are Protestants and orthodox (Eastern). The Holy See is the name given to the government of the Roman Catholic Church, which is led by the pope as the bishop of Rome. St. Peter, disciple of Jesus Christ, was the first Pope. Jesus Christ is the founder of Christianity.
