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Weekend: The Vatican mourns Pope Benedict

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The Vatican mourns Pope Benedict

01/01/2023 GMT

BBC World Service - Weekend, The Vatican mourns Pope Benedict

The Vatican mourns Pope Benedict as his body lies for four days.

President Biden and Pope Francis have led tributes to Pope Benedict the Sixteenth who's died aged ninety-five. Also on the programme, revisiting a Sarajevo siege survivor's letter to Ukraine from the March. 

Joining Paul Henly to discuss this and more are Sarah Wheaton, chief policy correspondent for the Politico Europe news website, and Paula Erizanu, a Moldovan freelance journalist.

(Photo: People take part in a church service at St. Oswald Church in Marktl 31/12/2022 Reuters)

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