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In rome, as well. one of the interesting things is that the vatican put out the first images we saw of pope benedict after his death, still dressed in his papal robe. and pope francis was one of the first that rushed to his side after he passed away. the pope emeritus died at 9:34 a.m. yesterday. and pope francis was by his side until well after 10:00 a.m. at that same day. so spent a while there. and you pointed out that pope francis also praising the life and legacy of pope benedict, as well. the next couple of days are going to gear up towards the funeral of pope benedict. you might hear so...

In nearly 600 years. i want to go now to cnn contributor barbie nadeau in rome. barbie, i can tell that you're standing at st. peter's square. is news trickling down of the pope emeritus' death? >> reporter: yeah. no, people are starting to gather, people are starting to come here in rome. this is something that romans do when a pope dies. they come to st. peter's square and pray for him. the death bells ring and summons people for this mourning period. we will be hearing a little more information about the logistics of this. this is, of course, unprecedented. this is a retired pope. it probab...

And his address to the nation. president boudin fashions himself as a defender orthodox christian values, to mediate between russia and ukraine to end the war in ukraine. benjamin netanyahu was sworn in as israel's prime minister two days ago. saying i sent my deep condolences to all israeli citizens to the christian world. a historic visit since 2000 mind and visited auschwitz and paid homage to victims of the holocaust. the first pontiff in 6 centuries to resign from the job. the catholic church has a successor in place and has had for 9 years, that is of course pope francis. it st. peter's ...

Relationship and benedict shared a relationship with theture and have lived alongside pope francis and was a more progressive leaning chapter for the church and the two were known to share a cordial relationship. he penned a 6,000 word essay in 2019 placing the blame on the catholic church for the sex crisis asking for forgiveness and benedict was a prolific writer in his life penning several books including the proclaimed portrait of jesus of nazareth and his funeral on thursday in st. peter's square and led by pope francis. will, rachel, pete. rachel: thank you so much. really a sad day for ...

The pope was above all an intellectual and a priest who was surprisingly well received by the masses. in new york city, cardinal timothy dolan offered prayers for the pope at saint patrick's cathedral. >> we will miss him very much. we are sad. we also praise almighty god for the gift that he was. >> reporter: the vatican has announced pope emeritus benedict xvi's funeral will be held tuesday in st. peter's square. pope francis will preside over the service. rich: thank you. . 27 tributes pouring in from around the globe as religious and political leaders mourn the death of pope emeritus bened...