Editing Pope Benedict XVI (section)

=== Worsening health and death ===
[[File:Mattarella Benedetto XVI 2023.jpg|thumb|Italian president [[Sergio Mattarella]] paying respects to the body of Benedict{{nbsp}}XVI at [[St. Peter's Basilica]]]]
On 28 December 2022, Pope Francis said at the end of his audience that Benedict XVI was "very sick" and asked God to "comfort him and support him in this testimony of love for the Church until the end".<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Giuffrida|first1=Angela|date=28 December 2022 |title=Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI 'very sick', says Pope Francis |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/dec/28/pope-emeritus-benedict-xvi-very-sick-says-pope-francis |access-date=28 December 2022 |website=The Guardian |language=en}}</ref> The same day, [[Matteo Bruni]], the director of the Holy See Press Office, stated that "in the last few hours there has been an aggravation of Benedict's health due to advancing age" and that he was under medical care. Bruni also stated that Francis visited Benedict at the Mater Ecclesiae Monastery after the audience.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brockhaus |first=Hannah |date=28 December 2022 |title=Vatican: Benedict XVI under medical care as health takes sudden turn |url=https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/253165/vatican-benedict-xvi-under-medical-care-as-health-takes-sudden-turn |access-date=28 December 2022 |agency=Catholic News Agency |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last1=Bordoni|first1=Linda|date=28 December 2022 |title=Pope Francis asks for prayers for Benedict XVI |url=https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2022-12/pope-francis-benedict-xvi-prayers.html |access-date=28 December 2022 |website=Vatican News |language=en}}</ref>

Pope Benedict XVI died on 31 December 2022 at 9:34{{nbsp}}am [[Central European Time]] at the Mater Ecclesiae Monastery, aged 95, due to [[cardiogenic shock]], resulting from [[respiratory failure]] that evolved from a [[parenchymal]] insufficiency.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ACTA APOSTOLICAE SEDIS |url=https://www.vatican.va/archive/aas/documents/2023/acta-supplementum2023.pdf}}</ref> His long-time secretary, Georg Gänswein, reported that his last words were {{langnf|links=no|it|"''Signore ti amo''"|italic=unset|Lord, I love you}}.<ref>{{Cite web |date=31 December 2022 |title=Farewell to Benedict XVI: 'Humble worker in vineyard of the Lord'|url=https://www.vaticannews.va/en/vatican-city/news/2022-12/pope-emeritus-benedict-xvi-dies-aged-95.html |access-date=31 December 2022 |website=Vatican News |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=31 December 2022 |title=Former Pope Benedict XVI dies at 95 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-64107731 |access-date=31 December 2022 |publisher=BBC |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=D'Emilio |first=Frances |title='Lord, I love you': Pope Benedict XVI's last words recounted by aide |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2023/01/01/pope-benedict-xvis-last-words-recounted-aide/10978112002/ |access-date=1 January 2023 |website=USA Today |language=en-US}}</ref>