Mourners pour into St. Peter's Square for the funeral of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI to pay their final respects to the German theologian who made history by retiring and to participate in a rare requiem Mass for a dead pontiff presided over by a living one, The Associated Press reports.
In Photos: Funeral of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI
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Archbishop Georg Ganswein, right, places the Book of the Gospels on top of the coffin of late Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Jan. 5, 2023.
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Faithful attend the funeral mass for late Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Jan. 5, 2023.
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Faithful hold a banner that reads 'Saint now', during the funeral of former Pope Benedict, in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Jan. 5, 2023.
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Pope Francis leads a funeral mass of late Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Jan. 5, 2023.
