Former Pope Benedict XVI passes away at 95

In 2005, Pope John Paul II was succeeded by the former head of the Catholic church, who was born with the name Joseph Ratzinger. He only served as the head of the Catholic Church for less than eight years before stepping down in 2013, due to failing health. Since Gregory XII in 1415, he was the first pope to resign. Benedict passed away on Saturday morning, December 31, 2022, according to a spokesman for the Holy See. they alleged: "I regret to inform you that Benedict XVI, the Pope Emeritus, passed away this morning at 9:34 a.m. in the Vatican's Mater Ecclesiae Monastery. We'll get back to you as soon as we can with more details."