5 Things to Know About Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI on his 95th Birthday April 16, 2022 AM 1260 The Rock News L’Osservatore RomanoPope Benedict XVI on Aug. 28, 2010. The last time Benedict’s birthday fell on Holy Saturday was 1960. Post navigation Previous Previous post: How the Tradition of Dutch Flowers at the Pope’s Easter Mass Was SavedNext Next post: Pope Francis at Easter Vigil 2022: ‘Our Hope Has a Name: the Name of Jesus’