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☆ Pope Francis orders ex-aide of Pope Benedict to leave Vatican
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-15 | by ( Philip Pullella | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

VATICAN CITY, June 15 (Reuters) - Pope Francis has ordered Archbishop Georg Gaenswein, the private secretary and long-time aide of the late Pope Benedict, to return to his native Germany by the end of the month without any new assignment, the Vatican said on Thursday. A Vatican statement put an end speculation about what role Gaenswein, a powerful figure in the Vatican for more than a decade before Francis sidelined him after a personal falling out, would have in the Church. Former Pope Benedict died on Dec. 31, nearly a decade after he resigned in 2013, the first pontiff to do so in 600 years. The two-line statement said Francis "had disposed" that the 66-year-old Gaenswein return to his diocese of Freiburg "for the time being". He was Benedict's personal secretary from 2003, when Benedict was still Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, and remained at his side for nearly 20 years, nearly 10 of them after Benedict resigned.

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☆ Pope Francis meets Benedict's top aide as memoir rattles Vatican
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-09 | by ( Philip Pullella | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/2] Pope Francis talks with Archbishop Georg Ganswein during the Wednesday general audience in Saint Peter's square at the Vatican, September 5, 2018. REUTERS/Max RossiVATICAN CITY, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Monday privately met Archbishop Georg Ganswein, former Pope Benedict's closest aide, who has rattled the Vatican with a book describing what he says were the strains while two men wearing white lived within its ancient walls. The Vatican's daily bulletin listed Ganswein in the pope's schedule of audiences but as is customary gave no details. Although Francis often compared having Benedict living in the Vatican to having a grandfather in the house, the book describes some tense situations. For the first seven years after Francis was elected pope, Ganswein kept his two jobs.

☆ Fact Check-No evidence former Pope Benedict specifically requested Joe Biden's exclusion from his funeral
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-06 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Social media users have misinterpreted the circumstances surrounding U.S. President Joe Biden’s absence from Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI’s funeral, saying Benedict requested Biden not attend. One post says, “Pope Benedict asked Biden not to attend his funeral.” (here). A tweet reads, “Joe Biden is such a good Catholic that Pope Benedict apparently banned him from attending his funeral”. We would move everything in the wrong direction.” (here)There is no evidence that Biden was “banned” from Pope Benedict’s funeral. There is no evidence President Joe Biden was “banned” from Pope Benedict’s funeral.

☆ Pope Benedict's funeral draws thousands to the Vatican
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-05 | by ( Rhoda Kwan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Thousands gathered at the Vatican on Thursday for the funeral of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, a stalwart of conservative values who shocked the Catholic church when he resigned a decade ago. Mourners dressed in black poured into St. Peter's Square ahead of the Mass, which began at 9:30 a.m. local time (3:30 a.m. EST). The event was presided over by Pope Francis, with a living pontiff leading the farewell to his predecessor for an event that is unprecedented in modern times. As fog shrouded the top of St Peter's Basilica, the ceremony began with a prayer by Francis for the late pope emeritus, and readings were made in Spanish, English and Latin. Francis placed his hand on Benedict's cypress coffin as it was being carried into St Peter's Basilica, before placing his hand on his chest and bowing to the late pope.

☆ Pope Benedict's Life, Leadership and Resignation
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-31 | by ( ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Benedict's pontificate was marred by the spread of a clerical sex-abuse scandal around the world and other crises. Many abuse victims criticized him for failing to discipline church leaders who had covered up abuse. Pope Benedict during a visit to his native Bavaria in 2006. Joe Klamar/DDP/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images

☆ Former Pope Benedict's condition remains grave but stable - Vatican
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-29 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

VATICAN CITY, Dec 29 (Reuters) - Former Pope Benedict's condition remains "grave" but stable, the Vatican said on Thursday, adding in a statement that he had rested well during the night and was lucid and aware. "The Pope Emeritus managed to rest well during the night, he is absolutely lucid and aware, and today, even though his condition remains grave, the situation is at the moment stable," Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said. "Pope Francis renews his request to pray for him and to accompany him in these difficult hours," Bruni said of the 95-year-old former pontiff. The statement, the second since Francis disclosed on Wednesday that his predecessor was "very sick", did not provide any specifics about Benedict's condition. Reporting by Philip Pullella; Editing by Alison Williams and Jan HarveyOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Ex pope Benedict's condition worsening, Vatican says as Francis calls for prayers
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-28 | by ( Rhoda Kwan | Claudio Lavanga | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI's health has suddenly "worsened" in recent hours, the Vatican said on Wednesday after Pope Francis asked for prayers for the former pontiff. "I would like to ask all of you for a special prayer for Pope Emeritus Benedict, who, in silence, is sustaining the Church," Francis said at the end of his general audience. Later, Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni added: "I can confirm that in the last few hours his condition worsened due to age. Benedict, 95, in 2013 became the first pope in some 600 years to resign amid the clerical sexual abuse scandal that engulfed the church. The former pope has largely stayed out of the public eye since his retirement.

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