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Munich (Germany), July 1, EFE/EPA, (Camera: Philipp Guelland).- Georg Ratzinger, brother of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, has died at the age of 96.FOOTAGE OF GEORG RATZINGER'S HOME.
Berlin's Sacred Heart Church rings its bells in honour of the funeral of former pope Benedict XVI, who was Germany's first pope in 1,000 years. IMAGES
Images of candles placed in front of the birth house of former pope Benedict XVI in the bavarian town of Marktl, as his funeral starts in the Vatican City. IMAGES
Mass is held in the cathedral in the city of Regensburg, where the late former pope Benedict XVI taught at the university between 1969 and 1977 and came back regularly to visit his brother, the leader of the cathedral choir. Benedict, who passed away on Saturday morning at the age of 95, had shocked the world in 2013 when he became the first pope since the Middle Ages to step down, citing his declining mental and physical health. IMAGES
In the crypt housing the tombs of the Popes, the tomb of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI opens to the faithful. Pilgrims come to the crypt to pay their respects to the late Pope, who was known as Pope Emeritus since resigning in 2013. IMAGES