Pope Benedict XVI , Dead at 95.<br />Vatican officials have announced that Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI died in his home in the Vatican.<br />No further details have been revealed. .<br />Benedict, a conservative pope, broke 600 years of tradition by resigning from the position in 2013.<br />and lived in the Vatican for nearly a <br />decade as a retired pope. .<br />He was German-born and named the 265th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church in 2005 at the age of 78. .<br />The Vatican announced that Benedict will be buried in the papal tombs under St. Peter's Basilica.<br />With sorrow I inform you that the Pope Emeritus, Benedict XVI, passed away today at 9:34 in the Ecclesiae Monastery in the Vatican, Matteo Bruni, Director of the Holy See press office, via statement
