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and urge people to do what they can to help. palestinian authories welcome a vote by the un general assembly to ask the international court ofjustice to give a legal opinion on the israeli occupation of palestinian territories. hello and welcome to bbc news. let's start with some breaking news. the vatican has announced the death of pope benedict xvi at the age of 95. his health had been worsening in recent weeks. benedict served as head of the roman catholic church for eight years until 2013, when he became the first pope in 600 years to announce his retirement. he was german by bir...

good morning. the vatican has announced the death of pope benedict xvi at the age of 95. his health had been worsening in recent weeks. benedict served as head of the roman catholic church for eight years until 2013, when he became the first pope in 600 years to announce his retirement. he was german by birth, and was known for his conservative theological outlook. vatican spokesman, matteo bruni, said in a statement... bells tolling this was the moment of the confirmation of his death in rome, you can hear the bells ringing in st peter's square in vatican city. the vatican says pope...

when he became the first pope to resign and almost 600 years. he cited a quote, lack of strength of mind and body as his reason for stepping down. benedict was born in germany and grew up as the regime was gaining power. after the war. he turned to theological studies and eventually became a professor in 1951. he was ordained as a priest. as work in theology attracted the attention of the archbishop. who asked him to serve his expert assistance at the second vatican council in the sixties , and then in 1977, he was appointed archbishop of munich . three months later, he became cardin...

and our political correspondent jack fenwick. another busy day of campaigning, what stood out for you today? there's quite a bit to choose from. it certainly has been another busy day. once again, a theme we've seen so far in this election is that the economy is really front and centre. we've heard in the last few minutes how labour have had this letter signed by various business leaders saying they think labour is the way to go in the selection, we've heard rachel reeves has been out talking about the economy as well. this is all part of labour trying to say they are a changed party...

Late last month, the Holy See issued an apology after the Pope used the term in reference to seminaries during a private meeting with Italian bishops.