{"id":296347,"date":"2022-12-31T06:26:49","date_gmt":"2022-12-31T10:26:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/?p=296347"},"modified":"2023-01-01T21:22:40","modified_gmt":"2023-01-02T01:22:40","slug":"breaking-pope-emeritus-benedict-xvi-dies-at-age-of-95","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/breaking-pope-emeritus-benedict-xvi-dies-at-age-of-95\/","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI dies at age of 95"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-296348 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/benedetto-XVI-con-stemma-piccolo-quadrato-e1672481798909.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"352\" height=\"447\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Former pope Benedict XVI has died at the age of 95 on Saturday morning according to reports from CNN.<\/p>\n<p>Born as Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger Benedict was the first pope in 600 years to retire rather than hold the office for life.<\/p>\n<p>His death was announced by the Vatican shortly after current pope, Pope Francis, asked for prayers for Benedict who was described as &#8220;very sick&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2022\/12\/31\/europe\/pope-benedict-xvi-death-intl\/index.html\">Read full story<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Former pope Benedict XVI has died at the age of 95 on Saturday morning according to reports from CNN. 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