Last Wednesday, some new photos were shared on Facebook. We don’t see him that often, but it’s good to know that Pope Benedict XVI, like an elderly grandfather, is in the Vatican and helps the Church and her successor Francis with prayer and meditation. Last Wednesday, on the Facebook profile of the Foundation that bears his name, these photos were shared, which portray him together with Monsignor Gänswein and the photographer Stefano Spaziani, who gave Pope Emeritus a book with the most beautiful pictures of his pontificate:
Here’s Pope Benedict in the Ecclesia Mater monastery! (PHOTO)

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Lucandrea Massaro - published on 07/27/18
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