Benedict XVI celebrates 89th birthday

Tuesday, April 19th, 2016

Pope Francis has said thanks should be given for Benedict XVI on the Pope emeritus’s 89th birthday

“Today is Benedict XVI’s birthday,” Francis tweeted on April 16.

“Let us remember him in our prayers and thank God for giving him to the Church and the world.”

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