Bataan grieves with passing of Benedict

By Ernie Esconde

Jan 02, 2023 12:05 am

BALANGA CITY, Bataan: The Diocese of Balanga on Sunday grieved with the passing of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI at the age of 95 in Vatican City.

'The Diocese of Balanga grieves with the whole Christendom with the passing of Pope Benedict XVI to eternal life. Amidst our sorrow and sadness, we are assured of his eternal peace and rest in Heaven,' Bishop Ruperto C. Santos said in a message.

A condolence book for the late former Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI is seen near a photograph of him and a candle during a prayer in the Cathedral Church of Our Lady (Frauenkirche) on December 31, 2022 in Munich, Germany. Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, a German theologian whose 2013 resignation took the world by surprise, died on December 31, 2022 at the age of 95, the Vatican announced. Lennart Preiss / AFP

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