Pope Benedict XVI "spread and testified to" the Gospel his entire life, Pope Francis told tens of thousands of people gathered Jan. 5 for his predecessor's funeral Mass. By Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service
The face of Pope Benedict XVI is covered after his body was placed into a cypress casket in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican Jan. 4, 2023. Placing the cloth were Msgr. Diego Giovanni Ravelli, Pope Francis' master of papal liturgical ceremonies, and Archbishop Georg Gänswein, private secretary to Pope Benedict. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)
