World leaders bid farewell to Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI

viktor orbán was among world leaders to visit st peter’s basilica in rome on tuesday, where he paid his respe cts to pope emeritus benedict ...

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Viktor Orbán was among world leaders to visit St Peter’s Basilica in Rome on Tuesday, where he paid his respects to Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI

VATICAN CITY (January 3, 2023)

Heads of state, cardinals, bishops, priests, religious and lay faithful continued on Tuesday and Wednesday to bid farewell to Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI as his body lies in state in St Peter’s Basilica ahead of his solemn funeral on Thursday.

By Wednesday morning the Vatican estimated that well over 150,000 people had passed through the basilica to pay their respects to the late Pope Emeritus, whom many remember for his deep humility, clarity of thought and steadfast defence of the Catholic Faith.

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