Archbishop Georg Ganswein (left), longtime personal secretary of Pope Benedict XVI, kisses the coffin of friend and mentor at his funeral on Jan.

Source: https://www.ncregister.com/cna/photos-scenes-from-the-funeral-of-pope-emeritus-benedict-xvi

BERLIN (AP) — German prosecutors looking into historical cases of sexual abuse by clergy in the Munich archdiocese say that they initially investigated the late Pope Benedict XVI on suspicion of being an accessory to abuse, but later dropped the probe.

Source: https://krdo.com/news/2023/03/21/german-prosecutors-examined-late-pope-in-abuse-probe/

Both Pope Francis and Pope Benedict XVI remind us that we are all called to be a Good Samaritan for others, and for those close to us.

Source: https://catholicoutlook.org/a-reflection-for-world-day-of-the-sick/

Former Pope Benedict XVI dies at 95, funeral to be held Jan.

Source: https://globalnews.ca/news/9381127/pope-francis-new-year-vatican-benedict/

Pope Benedict XVI died just as he lived, because according to his nurse, his last words were just a whisper: “Lord, I love you!”

Source: https://spectator.org/in-memory-of-pope-benedict-xvi-who-made-us-think/

Pope Benedict XVI said, “After the great Pope John Paul II, the Cardinals have elected me, a simple and humble laborer in the vineyard of the Lord.

Source: https://georgiabulletin.org/commentary/2023/01/reflections-on-pope-emeritus-benedict-xvi/

Pope Benedict XVI was one of the three popes in 2,000 years who visited a mosque, which is an extraordinary gesture.

Source: https://mb.com.ph/2023/01/08/a-pope-of-many-remarkable-talents-and-outstanding-accomplishments/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-pope-of-many-remarkable-talents-and-outstanding-accomplishments

Secretary of former Pope Benedict XVI, Archbishop Georg Gaenswein holds a mass to mark a one year anniversary of the death of Pope Benedict, in St. Peter’s Basilica, the Vatican, Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023.

Source: https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/nation-world/story/2023-12-31/pope-recalls-benedict-xvis-love-and-wisdom-on-anniversary-of-death-as-secretary-reflects-on-legacy

The Brooklyn Diocese hosted a memorial Requiem Mass to commemorate the life and service of the late former Pope Benedict XVI at the Cathedral Basilica of St. James in Downtown Brooklyn.

Source: https://www.brooklynpaper.com/brooklyn-diocese-pope-benedict-requiem-mass/

The ministry claims to be Catholic but was severely censured by the late Pope Benedict XVI because of its heterodox views on the intrinsic sinfulness of homosexual acts.

Source: https://spectator.org/dont-just-blame-the-dodgers-blame-the-collapse-of-catholic-fidelity/

The Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham was established in 2011 by Pope Benedict XVI to allow Anglicans to enter into full communion with the Catholic Church while retaining much of their traditions and heritage.

Source: https://www.ncregister.com/cna/anglican-ordinariate-converts-express-gratitude-for-benedict-xvi-s-prophetic-vision-of-unity

VATICAN CITY — In the latest book by Archbishop Georg Gänswein, for 20 years personal secretary to Pope Benedict XVI, there is much more than bitterness at having been made a “halved prefect” by Pope Francis.

Source: https://www.ncregister.com/cna/what-to-read-in-benedict-xvi-s-secretary-s-tell-all-book