"Vivienne continued to do the things she loved, up until the last moment, designing, working on her art, writing her book, and changing the world for the better. MORE: Don't forget to follow us on MSN for the latest news and photos…īritish fashion designer and punk style icon Vivienne Westwood "died today, peacefully and surrounded by her family, in Clapham, South London," her eponymous label announced on Dec. But Benedict stepped down in 2013 amid ailing health, becoming the first pontiff to resign since Gregory XII in 1415. The service marked the first occasion in modern times in which a pontiff presided over the funeral of his predecessor.īorn Joseph Ratzinger in Germany in 1927, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI was the powerful yet polarizing theologian elected to lead the Catholic church in 2005 following the death of Pope John Paul II, who's since been canonized a saint.
5, 2023, and attended by tens of thousands of mourners. After three days of lying in state, the "simple" funeral the former pope wanted was led by his successor, Pope Francis, in St. "With sorrow I inform you that the Pope Emeritus, Benedict XVI, passed away today at 9:34 in the Mater Ecclesiae Monastery in the Vatican," the Holy See's press office director announced. 31, former Pope Benedict XVI - the first pontiff in 600 years to resign from the position rather than serve for life - died at the Vatican. is taking a look back at the bold-faced names we lost in 2022, starting with this news…
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