pope francis has made his first public comments since the death of his predecessor, benedict the sixteenth, at the age of 95. paying homage, the pope said, it is with emotion that we remember his person, so noble, so kind. pope emeritus benedict died this morning in the vatican, after his health suddenly deteriorated over christmas. he was pope between 2005 and 2013, and the first pope in 600 years to step down instead of ruling for life. our religion editor, aleem maqbool, looks back at his life. cerebral by character, benedict was a prolific author and more at home with scholarship than pastoral work. he led the world s catholics for eight years and then abruptly resigned, the first pope to do so in 600 years. joseph ratzinger was born in southern germany. he was just six when the nazis swept into power. his parents were hostile to the regime, and though their son entered junior seminary in 1939, he was forced to join the hitler
this is bbc world news, the headlines hundreds of people are fleeing the ukranian city of kherson because of intense russian shelling. bombardment of the city has increased sharply over the past few days. on tuesday a shell hit the maternity ward of a hospital. pope francis says his predecessor, benedict the sixteenth, is very ill and he is praying for him. the vatican says that benedict s condition has worsened in recent hours. the united states is the latest country to consider entry restrictions for travellers from china due to soaring covid infection rates there. taiwan, japan, india and malaysia have already said they ll monitor arrivals from china. here in the uk, police investigating the death of footballer cody fisher have arrested two men on suspicion of murder.
this is bbc world news, the headlines hundreds of people are fleeing the ukranian city of kherson because of intense russian shelling. bombardment of the city has increased sharply over the past few days. on tuesday a shell hit the maternity ward of a hospital. pope francis says his predecessor, benedict the sixteenth, is very ill and he is praying for him. the vatican says that benedict s condition has worsened in recent hours. the united states is the latest country to consider entry restrictions for travellers from china due to soaring covid infection rates there. taiwan, japan, india and malaysia have already said they ll monitor arrivals from china. here in the uk, police investigating the death of footballer cody fisher have arrested two men on suspicion of murder. the 23 year old was stabbed at
this is bbc news. welcome if you re watching here in the uk or around the globe. i m joanna gosling. our top stories hundreds flee the ukrainian city of kherson because of intense russian shelling. the hospital s maternity ward is among the locations hit behind me is where an explosion took place just over an hour ago. 5 people were killed here, 20 were injured. every single day, there are people being killed in the city. pope francis says his predecessor benedict xvi is very ill, and he is praying for him. the vatican says benedict s condition has worsened in recent hours. here in the uk, police investigating the death of footballer cody fisher have arrested two men on