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Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, who quit papacy in 2013, becoming the first pope to do so in 600 years, is dead.
According to The Vatican, the former pope passed away at the Mater Ecclesiae Monastery in the Vatican on Saturday morning.
He was 95 years old. He had stayed at the Monastery since his resignation.
“With sorrow I inform you that the Pope Emeritus, Benedict XVI, passed away today at 9:34 in the Mater Ecclesiae Monastery in the Vatican. Further information will be provided as soon as possible,” a spokesman for the Holy See said in a statement.
Earlier this week, Pope Francis disclosed that his predecessor was very sick and asked for prayers Pope his behalf
