Bishop Rudolf Voderholzer with Ukrainian refugees in front of Msgr. Georg Ratzinger’s former home. / Jakob Schötz/Diocese of Regensburg.
Regensburg, Germany, Mar 24, 2022 / 05:20 am (CNA).
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Bishop Rudolf Voderholzer with Ukrainian refugees in front of Msgr. Georg Ratzinger s former home. / Jakob Schötz/Diocese of Regensburg.Regensburg, Germany, Mar 24, 2022 / 05:20 am (CNA).The home of Pope emeritus Benedict XVI s late brother has opened its doors to Ukrainian refugees.The house in Regensburg, southern Germany, had lain empty after Msgr. Georg Ratzinger s death on July 1, 2020, at the age of 96, until the arrival of two refugee families.Benedict XVI visited his brother days before he died, celebrating Mass at the house in the city s Old Town.The building now houses two families from the town of Horishni Plavni, around 80 miles southeast of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, reported CNA Deutsch, CNA s German-language news partner.Bishop Rudolf Voderholzer of Regensburg visited the families on March 23. He presented welcoming gifts of beer, lemonade, and a Marian icon, the Diocese of Regensburg said.Father Ruslan Denysiuk, a Ukrainian Orthodox priest, decided to leave Ukr.