Benedict XVI
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Pope Benedict XVI (Latin: Benedictus XVI; Italian: Benedetto XVI; German: Benedikt XVI.; born Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger, German: [ˈjoːzɛf ʔaˈlɔʏzi̯ʊs ˈʁatsɪŋɐ]; 16 April 1927 – 31 December 2022) was the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from April 19, 2005 until his resignation on February 28, 2013. Benedict's election as pope occurred in the 2005 papal conclave that followed the death of Pope John Paul II. Benedict chose to be known by the title "pope emeritus" upon his resignation. Ordained as a priest in 1951 in his native Bavaria, Ratzinger embarked on an…
Also known as
Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger · Bishop of Rome · Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI · Joseph Ratzinger · Papež Benedikt XVI.
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Linhas Cruzadas
2021 · TV
The Two Popes
2019 · Movie
In Their Own Words
2015 · TV
Catholicism
2012 · TV
Deliver Us from Evil
2006 · Movie
Defender of the Faith
2019 · Movie
Joseph Ratzinger: The Courage to Believe
1985 · Movie
Drawn This Way
2019 · Movie
In God's Name
2007 · Movie
Francesco
2020 · Movie
Die Lage
2012 · Movie
Con Artist
2010 · Movie