EWTN/Paul Badde, Mazur/www.thepapalvisit.org.ukPope emeritus Benedict XVI celebrates his 90th birthday (April 16) with Bavarian delegates in Vatican City on April 17, 2017. Also in attendance was Monsignor Georg Ratzinger, Benedict’s 93-year-old brother, and Archbishop George Gänswein.
“The art of dying well, that is, ars moriendi, is part of the Christian life. Pope Benedict has been doing that for many years,” Archbishop Gänswein said.