Franco OrigliaPope Emeritus Benedict XVI, flanked by prefect of the Pontifical House and his former personal secretary, Archbishop Georg Ganswein (r), arrives at the Holy Mass for the closing of Extraordinary Synod held by Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Square on Oct. 19, 2014, in Vatican City, Vatican.
Archbishop Georg Gänswein discussed at length the final years of the pope emeritus in a wide-ranging interview with EWTN last month.