hello and a warm welcome to our viewers joining us in the united states and all over the world. i m bianca nobler. i m max foster live from london. we want to get to our special coverage. pope emeritus benedict s funeral. in when 30 minutes from now the funeral for the former pontiff will begin in st. peter s square. dignitaries from around the world will be attending and pope francis will be leading the mass. he ll become the first pontiff in modern times to preside over the funeral service for his predecessor. moments ago the coffin carrying pope benedict left st. peter s basilica, where he s been lying in state since monday. now, before he became pope benedict, joseph ratzinger was born in 1927 in germany, became a cardinal in 1977. following the death of john paul he was elected pope in 2005. he resigned from his role as pope in 2013. benedict said his choice to step down was made to liz lack of strength of body and of mind. cnn is covering all angles of today s e
hello and a warm welcome to our viewers joining us in the united states and all over the world. i m bianca nobler. i m max foster live from london. we want to get to our special coverage. pope emeritus benedict s funeral. in when 30 minutes from now the funeral for the former pontiff will begin in st. peter s square. dignitaries from around the world will be attending and pope francis will be leading the mass. he ll become the first pontiff in modern times to preside over the funeral service for his predecessor. moments ago the coffin carrying pope benedict left st. peter s basilica, where he s been lying in state since monday. now, before he became pope benedict, joseph ratzinger was born in 1927 in germany, became a cardinal in 1977. following the death of john paul he was elected pope in 2005. he resigned from his role as pope in 2013. benedict said his choice to step down was made to liz lack of