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Pope Leo XIV Visit To Turkiye - Day 3

Pope Leo XIV Visit To Turkiye - Day 3

Pope Leo XIV visits the Sultan Ahmed Mosque, also known as the ‘Blue Mosque’ in Istanbul, Turkey on November 29, 2025 on the third day of the Pope’s Apostolic Journey to Turkey. This mosque was completed in 1617 on part of the site of the Great Palace of Constantinople. Pope Leo XIV becomes the third pope to visit the Blue Mosque, following in the footsteps of his immediate predecessors Francis (in 2014) and Benedict XVI (in 2006). Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Visit To Turkiye - Day 3

Pope Leo XIV Visit To Turkiye - Day 3

Pope Leo XIV visits the Sultan Ahmed Mosque, also known as the ‘Blue Mosque’ in Istanbul, Turkey on November 29, 2025 on the third day of the Pope’s Apostolic Journey to Turkey. This mosque was completed in 1617 on part of the site of the Great Palace of Constantinople. Pope Leo XIV becomes the third pope to visit the Blue Mosque, following in the footsteps of his immediate predecessors Francis (in 2014) and Benedict XVI (in 2006). Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Visit To Turkiye - Day 3

Pope Leo XIV Visit To Turkiye - Day 3

Pope Leo XIV visits the Sultan Ahmed Mosque, also known as the ‘Blue Mosque’ in Istanbul, Turkey on November 29, 2025 on the third day of the Pope’s Apostolic Journey to Turkey. This mosque was completed in 1617 on part of the site of the Great Palace of Constantinople. Pope Leo XIV becomes the third pope to visit the Blue Mosque, following in the footsteps of his immediate predecessors Francis (in 2014) and Benedict XVI (in 2006). Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Visit To Turkiye - Day 3

Pope Leo XIV Visit To Turkiye - Day 3

Pope Leo XIV visits the Sultan Ahmed Mosque, also known as the ‘Blue Mosque’ in Istanbul, Turkey on November 29, 2025 on the third day of the Pope’s Apostolic Journey to Turkey. This mosque was completed in 1617 on part of the site of the Great Palace of Constantinople. Pope Leo XIV becomes the third pope to visit the Blue Mosque, following in the footsteps of his immediate predecessors Francis (in 2014) and Benedict XVI (in 2006). Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Visit To Turkiye - Day 3

Pope Leo XIV Visit To Turkiye - Day 3

Pope Leo XIV visits the Sultan Ahmed Mosque, also known as the ‘Blue Mosque’ in Istanbul, Turkey on November 29, 2025 on the third day of the Pope’s Apostolic Journey to Turkey. This mosque was completed in 1617 on part of the site of the Great Palace of Constantinople. Pope Leo XIV becomes the third pope to visit the Blue Mosque, following in the footsteps of his immediate predecessors Francis (in 2014) and Benedict XVI (in 2006). Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Visit To Turkiye - Day 3

Pope Leo XIV Visit To Turkiye - Day 3

Pope Leo XIV visits the Sultan Ahmed Mosque, also known as the ‘Blue Mosque’ in Istanbul, Turkey on November 29, 2025 on the third day of the Pope’s Apostolic Journey to Turkey. This mosque was completed in 1617 on part of the site of the Great Palace of Constantinople. Pope Leo XIV becomes the third pope to visit the Blue Mosque, following in the footsteps of his immediate predecessors Francis (in 2014) and Benedict XVI (in 2006). Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Visit To Turkiye - Day 3

Pope Leo XIV Visit To Turkiye - Day 3

Pope Leo XIV visits the Sultan Ahmed Mosque, also known as the ‘Blue Mosque’ in Istanbul, Turkey on November 29, 2025 on the third day of the Pope’s Apostolic Journey to Turkey. This mosque was completed in 1617 on part of the site of the Great Palace of Constantinople. Pope Leo XIV becomes the third pope to visit the Blue Mosque, following in the footsteps of his immediate predecessors Francis (in 2014) and Benedict XVI (in 2006). Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV In The Crypt Of The Popes On All Souls Day - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV In The Crypt Of The Popes On All Souls Day - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV prays in front of the tomb of pope Benedict XVI for the Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed in the crypt of Saint Peter’s basilica, Vatican on November 2, 2025. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Visits the Shrine of Our Lady of Grace at Mentorella - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV Visits the Shrine of Our Lady of Grace at Mentorella - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV made a private visit to the Shrine of Our Lady of Grace at Mentorella ( Santuario Madonna delle Grazie alla Mentorella) in the village of Guadangolo, 65 km south of Rome, Italy on August 19, 2025. After dedicating time to prayer, the Holy Father spent time with the Polish Resurrectionist religious who serve at the sanctuary before returning to the papal residence at Castel Gandolfo. Mentorella sits on top of a mountain. It holds a special connection to several pontiffs: Pope John Paul II, just nine days after being elected pope, made a pilgrimage to the Shrine. Pope Benedict XVI also visited the sanctuary in 2005, and Pope Innocent XIII (1721-1724) had requested his heart to be buried there. Tradition holds it was the place where St. Eustachius converted in the 2nd century. Two hundred years later, Emperor Constantine built a basilica on the spot where the saint converted, and it was consecrated by Pope Silvester I in the years before 335. In the middle of the 13th century, a wooden image of the

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Pope Leo XIV Visits the Shrine of Our Lady of Grace at Mentorella - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV Visits the Shrine of Our Lady of Grace at Mentorella - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV made a private visit to the Shrine of Our Lady of Grace at Mentorella ( Santuario Madonna delle Grazie alla Mentorella) in the village of Guadangolo, 65 km south of Rome, Italy on August 19, 2025. After dedicating time to prayer, the Holy Father spent time with the Polish Resurrectionist religious who serve at the sanctuary before returning to the papal residence at Castel Gandolfo. Mentorella sits on top of a mountain. It holds a special connection to several pontiffs: Pope John Paul II, just nine days after being elected pope, made a pilgrimage to the Shrine. Pope Benedict XVI also visited the sanctuary in 2005, and Pope Innocent XIII (1721-1724) had requested his heart to be buried there. Tradition holds it was the place where St. Eustachius converted in the 2nd century. Two hundred years later, Emperor Constantine built a basilica on the spot where the saint converted, and it was consecrated by Pope Silvester I in the years before 335. In the middle of the 13th century, a wooden image of the

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Pope Leo XIV Visits the Shrine of Our Lady of Grace at Mentorella - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV Visits the Shrine of Our Lady of Grace at Mentorella - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV made a private visit to the Shrine of Our Lady of Grace at Mentorella ( Santuario Madonna delle Grazie alla Mentorella) in the village of Guadangolo, 65 km south of Rome, Italy on August 19, 2025. After dedicating time to prayer, the Holy Father spent time with the Polish Resurrectionist religious who serve at the sanctuary before returning to the papal residence at Castel Gandolfo. Mentorella sits on top of a mountain. It holds a special connection to several pontiffs: Pope John Paul II, just nine days after being elected pope, made a pilgrimage to the Shrine. Pope Benedict XVI also visited the sanctuary in 2005, and Pope Innocent XIII (1721-1724) had requested his heart to be buried there. Tradition holds it was the place where St. Eustachius converted in the 2nd century. Two hundred years later, Emperor Constantine built a basilica on the spot where the saint converted, and it was consecrated by Pope Silvester I in the years before 335. In the middle of the 13th century, a wooden image of the

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Pope Leo XIV Visits the Shrine of Our Lady of Grace at Mentorella - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV Visits the Shrine of Our Lady of Grace at Mentorella - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV made a private visit to the Shrine of Our Lady of Grace at Mentorella ( Santuario Madonna delle Grazie alla Mentorella) in the village of Guadangolo, 65 km south of Rome, Italy on August 19, 2025. After dedicating time to prayer, the Holy Father spent time with the Polish Resurrectionist religious who serve at the sanctuary before returning to the papal residence at Castel Gandolfo. Mentorella sits on top of a mountain. It holds a special connection to several pontiffs: Pope John Paul II, just nine days after being elected pope, made a pilgrimage to the Shrine. Pope Benedict XVI also visited the sanctuary in 2005, and Pope Innocent XIII (1721-1724) had requested his heart to be buried there. Tradition holds it was the place where St. Eustachius converted in the 2nd century. Two hundred years later, Emperor Constantine built a basilica on the spot where the saint converted, and it was consecrated by Pope Silvester I in the years before 335. In the middle of the 13th century, a wooden image of the

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Pope Leo XIV Visits the Shrine of Our Lady of Grace at Mentorella - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV Visits the Shrine of Our Lady of Grace at Mentorella - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV made a private visit to the Shrine of Our Lady of Grace at Mentorella ( Santuario Madonna delle Grazie alla Mentorella) in the village of Guadangolo, 65 km south of Rome, Italy on August 19, 2025. After dedicating time to prayer, the Holy Father spent time with the Polish Resurrectionist religious who serve at the sanctuary before returning to the papal residence at Castel Gandolfo. Mentorella sits on top of a mountain. It holds a special connection to several pontiffs: Pope John Paul II, just nine days after being elected pope, made a pilgrimage to the Shrine. Pope Benedict XVI also visited the sanctuary in 2005, and Pope Innocent XIII (1721-1724) had requested his heart to be buried there. Tradition holds it was the place where St. Eustachius converted in the 2nd century. Two hundred years later, Emperor Constantine built a basilica on the spot where the saint converted, and it was consecrated by Pope Silvester I in the years before 335. In the middle of the 13th century, a wooden image of the

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Pope Leo XIV Visits the Shrine of Our Lady of Grace at Mentorella - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV Visits the Shrine of Our Lady of Grace at Mentorella - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV made a private visit to the Shrine of Our Lady of Grace at Mentorella ( Santuario Madonna delle Grazie alla Mentorella) in the village of Guadangolo, 65 km south of Rome, Italy on August 19, 2025. After dedicating time to prayer, the Holy Father spent time with the Polish Resurrectionist religious who serve at the sanctuary before returning to the papal residence at Castel Gandolfo. Mentorella sits on top of a mountain. It holds a special connection to several pontiffs: Pope John Paul II, just nine days after being elected pope, made a pilgrimage to the Shrine. Pope Benedict XVI also visited the sanctuary in 2005, and Pope Innocent XIII (1721-1724) had requested his heart to be buried there. Tradition holds it was the place where St. Eustachius converted in the 2nd century. Two hundred years later, Emperor Constantine built a basilica on the spot where the saint converted, and it was consecrated by Pope Silvester I in the years before 335. In the middle of the 13th century, a wooden image of the

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Pope Leo XIV Visits the Shrine of Our Lady of Grace at Mentorella - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV Visits the Shrine of Our Lady of Grace at Mentorella - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV made a private visit to the Shrine of Our Lady of Grace at Mentorella ( Santuario Madonna delle Grazie alla Mentorella) in the village of Guadangolo, 65 km south of Rome, Italy on August 19, 2025. After dedicating time to prayer, the Holy Father spent time with the Polish Resurrectionist religious who serve at the sanctuary before returning to the papal residence at Castel Gandolfo. Mentorella sits on top of a mountain. It holds a special connection to several pontiffs: Pope John Paul II, just nine days after being elected pope, made a pilgrimage to the Shrine. Pope Benedict XVI also visited the sanctuary in 2005, and Pope Innocent XIII (1721-1724) had requested his heart to be buried there. Tradition holds it was the place where St. Eustachius converted in the 2nd century. Two hundred years later, Emperor Constantine built a basilica on the spot where the saint converted, and it was consecrated by Pope Silvester I in the years before 335. In the middle of the 13th century, a wooden image of the

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Pope Leo XIV Visits the Shrine of Our Lady of Grace at Mentorella - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV Visits the Shrine of Our Lady of Grace at Mentorella - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV made a private visit to the Shrine of Our Lady of Grace at Mentorella ( Santuario Madonna delle Grazie alla Mentorella) in the village of Guadangolo, 65 km south of Rome, Italy on August 19, 2025. After dedicating time to prayer, the Holy Father spent time with the Polish Resurrectionist religious who serve at the sanctuary before returning to the papal residence at Castel Gandolfo. Mentorella sits on top of a mountain. It holds a special connection to several pontiffs: Pope John Paul II, just nine days after being elected pope, made a pilgrimage to the Shrine. Pope Benedict XVI also visited the sanctuary in 2005, and Pope Innocent XIII (1721-1724) had requested his heart to be buried there. Tradition holds it was the place where St. Eustachius converted in the 2nd century. Two hundred years later, Emperor Constantine built a basilica on the spot where the saint converted, and it was consecrated by Pope Silvester I in the years before 335. In the middle of the 13th century, a wooden image of the

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Pope Leo XIV Visits the Shrine of Our Lady of Grace at Mentorella - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV Visits the Shrine of Our Lady of Grace at Mentorella - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV made a private visit to the Shrine of Our Lady of Grace at Mentorella ( Santuario Madonna delle Grazie alla Mentorella) in the village of Guadangolo, 65 km south of Rome, Italy on August 19, 2025. After dedicating time to prayer, the Holy Father spent time with the Polish Resurrectionist religious who serve at the sanctuary before returning to the papal residence at Castel Gandolfo. Mentorella sits on top of a mountain. It holds a special connection to several pontiffs: Pope John Paul II, just nine days after being elected pope, made a pilgrimage to the Shrine. Pope Benedict XVI also visited the sanctuary in 2005, and Pope Innocent XIII (1721-1724) had requested his heart to be buried there. Tradition holds it was the place where St. Eustachius converted in the 2nd century. Two hundred years later, Emperor Constantine built a basilica on the spot where the saint converted, and it was consecrated by Pope Silvester I in the years before 335. In the middle of the 13th century, a wooden image of the

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Illustration - Aerial Rome - Italy

Illustration - Aerial Rome - Italy

ITALY - ROMA - VATICAN - VATICAN GARDENS : MONASTERY MATER ECCLESIAE OF THE NUNS, WHICH BECAME THE RESIDENCE OF BENEDICT XVI. TO WELCOME THE FORMER POPE, WORK HAS BEEN DONE ON THIS FOUR-STOREY BUILDING, WHICH HAS A CHAPEL, AN ORGANIC GARDEN AND A ROOF TERRACE WITH VIEWS OF ST. PETER'S BASILICA AND THE VATICAN GARDENS, WHERE JOSEPH RATZINGER LIKES TO WALK IN THE AFTERNOON. IN THE FOREGROUND, THE KITCHEN GARDEN OF THE POPE. VEGETABLES ARE GROWN AND FRUITS ARE HARVESTED, ALL OF WHICH ARE 100% NATURAL AND DESTINED FOR THE PAPAL TABLE. THE WATER USED FOR WATERING, LIKE ALL THE WATER USED TO WATER THE 300 PLANT SPECIES AND 6.500 SPECIMENS OF GARDEN PLANTS, COMES DIRECTLY FROM LAKE BRACCIANO. IN THE PAST, THIS PURE WATER PASSED THROUGH THE ANCIENT ROMAN AQUEDUCT OF TRAJAN. ON BACKGROUND LEFT, THE VATICAN RADIO TOWER. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Exclusive - Illustration - The Cathedral of Notre Dame - Paris

Exclusive - Illustration - The Cathedral of Notre Dame - Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (75) SUMMER 2012. EXCLUSIVE REPORT FROM THE HEART OF NOTRE-DAME CATHEDRAL. THE TRESOR ROOMS, HOUSED IN THE CHAPTER SACRISTY SINCE THE MID-19TH CENTURY. DESIGNED BY VIOLLET LE DUC, THEY WERE RENOVATED TO MARK THE 850TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CATHEDRAL. HERE, THE CAMEO COLLECTION. THESE FIGURES OF THE 268 POPES WHO HAVE SUCCEEDED EACH OTHER, FROM SAINT PETER TO PIUS IX, WERE SCULPTED ON CORAL BY THE ENGRAVERS OF TORRE DEL GRECO (NEAR NAPLES), WHO SPECIALISE IN THIS TYPE OF WORK. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Behind The Scenes Of The Vatican

Behind The Scenes Of The Vatican

The Vatican's Swiss Guards swore in 32 new recruits on May 6, 2009. The new recruits joined their ranks in an elaborate swearing-in ceremony in the Vatican's Apostolic Palace. The ceremony is held each May 6 to commemorate the 147 Swiss Guards who died protecting Pope Clement VII during the 1527 Sack of Rome. Then each new recruit grasped the corps' flag and, raising three fingers in a symbol of the Holy Trinity, swore to uphold the Swiss Guard oath to protect Benedict XVI and his successors. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Behind The Scenes Of The Vatican

Behind The Scenes Of The Vatican

The Vatican's Swiss Guards swore in 32 new recruits on May 6, 2009. The new recruits joined their ranks in an elaborate swearing-in ceremony in the Vatican's Apostolic Palace. The ceremony is held each May 6 to commemorate the 147 Swiss Guards who died protecting Pope Clement VII during the 1527 Sack of Rome. Then each new recruit grasped the corps' flag and, raising three fingers in a symbol of the Holy Trinity, swore to uphold the Swiss Guard oath to protect Benedict XVI and his successors. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis Dies Aged 88

Pope Francis Dies Aged 88

File photo - Pope Francis receives Sheik Ahmed el-Tayyib, Grand Imam of Cairo's Al-Azhar Mosque, during a private audience at the Vatican on May 23, 2016. Pope Francis embraced the grand imam of Al-Azhar, the prestigious Sunni Muslim center of learning, in a sign that a five-year suspension of important Catholic-Muslim ties was over. The meeting comes five years after the Cairo-based Al-Azhar froze talks with the Vatican to protest comments by then-Pope Benedict XVI. -- Pope Francis died on Easter Monday, April 21, 2025, at the age of 88 at his residence in the Vatican's Casa Santa Marta. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis Dies Aged 88

Pope Francis Dies Aged 88

File photo - Pope Francis celebrates marriage for 20 couples during a nuptial Mass in St. Peter's Basilica , Vatican on Sept. 14, 2014, including some who already have kids , a sin under Catholic Church teaching. The ages of the newlyweds range from 25 to 56, and among them there are those who are already living together, those who already have children, those who met in church. It is quite rare for a pope to celebrate public weddings. John Paul II did it twice, in 1994 and 2000, while Benedict XVI never officiated the sacrament during his papacy. -- Pope Francis died on Easter Monday, April 21, 2025, at the age of 88 at his residence in the Vatican's Casa Santa Marta. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis Dies Aged 88

Pope Francis Dies Aged 88

File photo - Pope Francis exchanges Christmas greetings with former Pope Benedict XVI in the Mater Ecclesiae monastery, his new residence, in Vatican City on December 23, 2013. - Pope Francis will celebrate his 10th anniversary of pontificate on March 13. -- Pope Francis died on Easter Monday, April 21, 2025, at the age of 88 at his residence in the Vatican's Casa Santa Marta. Photo by Vatican Media (EV) /ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis Dies Aged 88

Pope Francis Dies Aged 88

File photo - Pope Francis visited Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI at his residence, the former Convent Mater Ecclesiae, in the Vatican on June 30, 2015 . - Pope Francis will celebrate his 10th anniversary of pontificate on March 13. -- Pope Francis died on Easter Monday, April 21, 2025, at the age of 88 at his residence in the Vatican's Casa Santa Marta. Photo by Vatican Media (EV) /ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis Dies Aged 88

Pope Francis Dies Aged 88

File photo - Pope Francis visited Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI at his residence, the former Convent Mater Ecclesiae, in the Vatican on November 28, 2020. - Pope Francis will celebrate his 10th anniversary of pontificate on March 13. -- Pope Francis died on Easter Monday, April 21, 2025, at the age of 88 at his residence in the Vatican's Casa Santa Marta. Photo by Vatican Media (EV) /ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis Dies Aged 88

Pope Francis Dies Aged 88

File photo - Retired Pope Benedict XVI is publicly defending the Catholic Church’s traditional rule of priestly celibacy, the former pontiff’s most explicit effort so far to influence a decision by his successor Pope Francis, who is considering a proposal to routinely ordain married men as Roman Catholic priests for the first time in almost a millennium. -- At the end of a consistory ceremony Pope Francis and a group of cardinals meet with Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI in a chapel at the Vatican on November 19, 2016. Pope Francis created 17 new Cardinals in St. Peter's Basilica, during an Ordinary Public Consistory he had convoked for that purpose: 13 Cardinal-electors, and four Cardinals above the age of 80, who received the 'Red Hat' in recognition of their exemplary service to the Church and witness to the Gospel. -- Pope Francis died on Easter Monday, April 21, 2025, at the age of 88 at his residence in the Vatican's Casa Santa Marta. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis Dies Aged 88

Pope Francis Dies Aged 88

File photo - File photo - Pope Francis visited Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI at his residence, the former Convent Mater Ecclesiae, in the Vatican on June 30, 2015 to greet him and wish him a pleasant stay in Castel Gandolfo in the Roman hills. Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI is leaving the Vatican for his first sojourn since retiring. He's escaping an impending heat wave by heading to the papal summer residence at Castel Gandolfo. The meeting lasted about half and hour. Pope Emeritus Benedict will remain in Castel Gandolfo for the next two weeks. He is scheduled to return  on July 14.  - Former Pope Benedict XVI has died at his Vatican residence, aged 95, almost a decade after he stood down because of ailing health. He led the Catholic Church for less than eight years until, in 2013, he became the first Pope to resign since Gregory XII in 1415. -- Pope Francis died on Easter Monday, April 21, 2025, at the age of 88 at his residence in the Vatican's Casa Santa Marta. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis Dies Aged 88

Pope Francis Dies Aged 88

File photo - Pope Francis exchanges Christmas greetings with former Pope Benedict XVI in the Mater Ecclesiae monastery, his new residence, in Vatican City on December 23, 2013. Together they went to the Chapel of the Monastery to share a 'moment of prayer. -- Pope Francis died on Easter Monday, April 21, 2025, at the age of 88 at his residence in the Vatican's Casa Santa Marta. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis Dies Aged 88

Pope Francis Dies Aged 88

File photo - Retired Pope Benedict XVI is publicly defending the Catholic Church’s traditional rule of priestly celibacy, the former pontiff’s most explicit effort so far to influence a decision by his successor Pope Francis, who is considering a proposal to routinely ordain married men as Roman Catholic priests for the first time in almost a millennium. -- Pope Francis hosted a celebration for the 65th anniversary of the priestly ordination of his predecessor Benedict, the pope emeritus at the Vatican on June 28, 2016. Joseph Ratzinger, who took the name Benedict XVI when he was elected to the papacy in 2005, attended the celebration in the Sala Clementina within the Apostolic Palace. More than thirty cardinals were also present, as well as a number of other invited guests. Benedict XVI, was ordained a priest June 29, 1951, the feast of Saints Peter and Paul , in the cathedral of Freising. His older brother Georg was ordained with him. -- Pope Francis died on Easter Monday, April 21, 2025, at the age of 88 a

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The Prince Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy and his parents at the Mass - Turin

The Prince Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy and his parents at the Mass - Turin

The Prince Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy and his parents, Princess Marina and Prince Vittorio Emanuele leave the square San Carlo after the mass in Turin, Italy, on May 2, 2010. Pope Benedict XVI celebrates a Holy Mass at Piazza San Carlo in Turin. Photo by Marco Piovanotto/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Prince Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy and his parents at the Mass - Turin

The Prince Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy and his parents at the Mass - Turin

The Prince Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy and his parents, Princess Marina and Prince Vittorio Emanuele leave the square San Carlo after the mass in Turin, Italy, on May 2, 2010. Pope Benedict XVI celebrates a Holy Mass at Piazza San Carlo in Turin. Photo by Marco Piovanotto/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Prince Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy and his parents at the Mass - Turin

The Prince Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy and his parents at the Mass - Turin

The Prince Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy and his parents, Princess Marina and Prince Vittorio Emanuele leave the square San Carlo after the mass in Turin, Italy, on May 2, 2010. Pope Benedict XVI celebrates a Holy Mass at Piazza San Carlo in Turin. Photo by Marco Piovanotto/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mass On The First Anniversary Of The Death Of Pope Benedict XVI  - Vatican

Mass On The First Anniversary Of The Death Of Pope Benedict XVI - Vatican

Georg Ganswein prays in front of the tomb of Pope Benedict XVI before the celebration of a mass on the first anniversary of his death in Saint Peter ’s basilica at the Vatican on December 31, 2023. German archbishop Georg Ganswein was the personal secretary of Pope Benedict XVI. Photo: (EV) Vatican Media / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mass On The First Anniversary Of The Death Of Pope Benedict XVI  - Vatican

Mass On The First Anniversary Of The Death Of Pope Benedict XVI - Vatican

Georg Ganswein prays in front of the tomb of Pope Benedict XVI before the celebration of a mass on the first anniversary of his death in Saint Peter ’s basilica at the Vatican on December 31, 2023. German archbishop Georg Ganswein was the personal secretary of Pope Benedict XVI. Photo: (EV) Vatican Media / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mass On The First Anniversary Of The Death Of Pope Benedict XVI  - Vatican

Mass On The First Anniversary Of The Death Of Pope Benedict XVI - Vatican

Georg Ganswein prays in front of the tomb of Pope Benedict XVI before the celebration of a mass on the first anniversary of his death in Saint Peter ’s basilica at the Vatican on December 31, 2023. German archbishop Georg Ganswein was the personal secretary of Pope Benedict XVI. Photo: (EV) Vatican Media / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mass On The First Anniversary Of The Death Of Pope Benedict XVI  - Vatican

Mass On The First Anniversary Of The Death Of Pope Benedict XVI - Vatican

Georg Ganswein presides the Holy Mass on the first anniversary of the death of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI in Saint Peter ’s basilica at the Vatican on December 31, 2023. German archbishop Georg Ganswein was the personal secretary of Pope Benedict XVI. Photo: (EV) Vatican Media / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mass On The First Anniversary Of The Death Of Pope Benedict XVI  - Vatican

Mass On The First Anniversary Of The Death Of Pope Benedict XVI - Vatican

Georg Ganswein presides the Holy Mass on the first anniversary of the death of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI in Saint Peter ’s basilica at the Vatican on December 31, 2023. German archbishop Georg Ganswein was the personal secretary of Pope Benedict XVI. Photo: (EV) Vatican Media / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Benedict XVI adressing world of culture at Bernardins' college - Paris

Pope Benedict XVI adressing world of culture at Bernardins' college - Paris

Jean-Jacques Aillagon and Jacques Delors (R) attending Pope Benedict XVI's speach at Bernardins' college in Paris, France, on September 12, 2008, as a part of his four-day visit to Paris and Lourdes. The Bernardins' college constitutes one of the vast mediaval building in the heart of Paris. Photo by Abd Rabbo-Mousse-Orban-Taamallah/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis Leads A Mass In Memory Of Benedict XVI - Vatican

Pope Francis Leads A Mass In Memory Of Benedict XVI - Vatican

Pope Francis concelebrates the Holy Mass in suffrage of the late Supreme Pontiff Benedict XVI and the Cardinals and Bishops deceased during the year, at the Altar of the Chair in St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican on November 3, 2023. Photo by Massimiliano MIGLIORATO/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis Leads A Mass In Memory Of Benedict XVI - Vatican

Pope Francis Leads A Mass In Memory Of Benedict XVI - Vatican

Pope Francis concelebrates the Holy Mass in suffrage of the late Supreme Pontiff Benedict XVI and the Cardinals and Bishops deceased during the year, at the Altar of the Chair in St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican on November 3, 2023. Photo by Massimiliano MIGLIORATO/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis Leads A Mass In Memory Of Benedict XVI - Vatican

Pope Francis Leads A Mass In Memory Of Benedict XVI - Vatican

Pope Francis concelebrates the Holy Mass in suffrage of the late Supreme Pontiff Benedict XVI and the Cardinals and Bishops deceased during the year, at the Altar of the Chair in St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican on November 3, 2023. Photo by Massimiliano MIGLIORATO/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis Leads A Mass In Memory Of Benedict XVI - Vatican

Pope Francis Leads A Mass In Memory Of Benedict XVI - Vatican

Pope Francis concelebrates the Holy Mass in suffrage of the late Supreme Pontiff Benedict XVI and the Cardinals and Bishops deceased during the year, at the Altar of the Chair in St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican on November 3, 2023. Photo by Massimiliano MIGLIORATO/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis Leads A Mass In Memory Of Benedict XVI - Vatican

Pope Francis Leads A Mass In Memory Of Benedict XVI - Vatican

Pope Francis concelebrates the Holy Mass in suffrage of the late Supreme Pontiff Benedict XVI and the Cardinals and Bishops deceased during the year, at the Altar of the Chair in St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican on November 3, 2023. Photo by Massimiliano MIGLIORATO/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis Leads A Mass In Memory Of Benedict XVI - Vatican

Pope Francis Leads A Mass In Memory Of Benedict XVI - Vatican

Pope Francis concelebrates the Holy Mass in suffrage of the late Supreme Pontiff Benedict XVI and the Cardinals and Bishops deceased during the year, at the Altar of the Chair in St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican on November 3, 2023. Photo by Massimiliano MIGLIORATO/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis Leads A Mass In Memory Of Benedict XVI - Vatican

Pope Francis Leads A Mass In Memory Of Benedict XVI - Vatican

Pope Francis concelebrates the Holy Mass in suffrage of the late Supreme Pontiff Benedict XVI and the Cardinals and Bishops deceased during the year, at the Altar of the Chair in St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican on November 3, 2023. Photo by Massimiliano MIGLIORATO/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis Leads A Mass In Memory Of Benedict XVI - Vatican

Pope Francis Leads A Mass In Memory Of Benedict XVI - Vatican

Pope Francis concelebrates the Holy Mass in suffrage of the late Supreme Pontiff Benedict XVI and the Cardinals and Bishops deceased during the year, at the Altar of the Chair in St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican on November 3, 2023. Photo by Massimiliano MIGLIORATO/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis Leads A Mass In Memory Of Benedict XVI - Vatican

Pope Francis Leads A Mass In Memory Of Benedict XVI - Vatican

Pope Francis concelebrates the Holy Mass in suffrage of the late Supreme Pontiff Benedict XVI and the Cardinals and Bishops deceased during the year, at the Altar of the Chair in St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican on November 3, 2023. Photo by Massimiliano MIGLIORATO/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis Leads A Mass In Memory Of Benedict XVI - Vatican

Pope Francis Leads A Mass In Memory Of Benedict XVI - Vatican

Pope Francis concelebrates the Holy Mass in suffrage of the late Supreme Pontiff Benedict XVI and the Cardinals and Bishops deceased during the year, at the Altar of the Chair in St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican on November 3, 2023. Photo by Massimiliano MIGLIORATO/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis Leads A Mass In Memory Of Benedict XVI - Vatican

Pope Francis Leads A Mass In Memory Of Benedict XVI - Vatican

Pope Francis leads a mass in memory of the Supreme Pontiff Benedict XVI and the Cardinals and Bishops who died over the course of the year at St Peter's basilica in The Vatican on November 3, 2023. Photo by VATICAN MEDIA/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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