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Mourners queue to see the body of late Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, his head resting on a pair of crimson pillows, lied out in state in St. Peter's Basilica at The Vatican, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023, as thousands of people filed by to pay tribute to the pontiff who shocked the world by retiring a decade ago. Benedict died Saturday, Dec. 31, 2022. He was 95. (AP Photo / Alessandra Tarantino)

Pope Benedict XVI's funeral to take place before faithful at Vatican

EuropeJanuary 05, 2023

Pope Benedict XVI greets the faithful in front of the Old Chapel in Regensburg, southern Germany, in 2006. AP

Pope Benedict XVI: Three-day lying in state begins

EuropeJanuary 02, 2023

Pope Francis embraces Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, right, at the Vatican in 2017.

Pope Francis hails 'noble and kind' Benedict as world leaders pay tribute

EuropeJanuary 01, 2023

A portrait of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI in Regensburg St Peter's Cathedral, southern Germany. AFP

Pope Benedict: Timeline of a Pontiff

EuropeDecember 31, 2022

Pope Benedict XVI's funeral will take place on January 5. Getty

Former Pope Benedict XVI dies aged 95

EuropeDecember 31, 2022

A camera crew reports from St Peter's Square after the Vatican announced Benedict's health was declining. Reuters

Vatican says ex-pope Benedict XVI remains stable

EuropeDecember 30, 2022

Former pope Benedict, right, with Pope Francis at a ceremony to mark the 65th anniversary of his ordination. Reuters

Pope Francis asks for prayers for former pontiff Benedict

WorldDecember 28, 2022

One of the three fragments of Parthenon sculptures that will be returned. Reuters

Vatican to return ancient Parthenon pieces to Greece

EuropeDecember 16, 2022

Fatima Bio, Sierra Leone's first lady, during an interview with The National in Dubai about the resolution she introduced at the UN on child abuse. Pawan Singh / The National

Prayers at the Vatican to mark first UN World Day to focus on child sexual abuse

HeritageNovember 18, 2022

Jordan's King Abdullah II and Queen Rania with Pope Francis at the Vatican. Photo: @RHCJO / Twitter

Jordan's King Abdullah II and Queen Rania meet Pope Francis at Vatican

MENANovember 10, 2022

Pope Francis answers reporters' questions during the flight back to Rome, after his apostolic journey to Bahrain, on November 6, 2022. (Photo by MAURIZIO BRAMBATTI / POOL / AFP)

Pope tells how Abu Dhabi Document of Human Fraternity was born

GulfNovember 06, 2022

FILE PHOTO: People light candles during a vigil in memory of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, who was killed during an Israeli raid, outside the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, May 16, 2022. REUTERS / Mussa Qawasma / File Photo

Syrian economy, Shireen Abu Akleh’s family to meet Pope — Trending

Trending Middle EastOctober 26, 2022

The Vatican says Pope Francis is ready to visit North Korea if invited. Reuters

Vatican reminds North Korea that Pope Francis ready to visit if invited

EuropeOctober 07, 2022

A collection of ancient busts in the Chiaramonti Museum in Rome. Getty Images

Man denied audience with Pope smashes two Vatican statues

ArtOctober 06, 2022

Pope Francis, 85, will visit the Arabian Gulf’s largest Roman Catholic church in Bahrain's desert town of Awali. Reuters

Pope Francis to visit Bahrain in November

HeritageSeptember 28, 2022

Pope Francis, pictured in a wheelchair following knee treatment, has postponed a visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan. AFP

Pope Francis cancels trip to Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan due to bad knee

MENAJune 11, 2022

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