Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, the longtime theologian and defender of the Catholic faith who in 2013 became the first Roman Catholic Church global leader in 600 years to resign, died Saturday morning Dec. 31 at the Vatican.
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, who tried to reawaken Christianity in a secularized Europe but will be remembered as first pope in 600 years to resign, has died.
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, the shy German theologian who tried to reawaken Christianity in a secularized Europe but will forever be remembered as the first pontiff in 600 years to resign from the job, died Saturday.