Pope Benedict XVI delivers a blessing at the conclusion of a Mass for the Knights of Malta in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican Feb. 9, 2013, two days before he announced his resignation. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
Don’t miss a special 12-page section dedicated to the life of Pope Benedict XVI in this weekend’s edition of The Dialog.
The retired pope died late last month at age 95 and a funeral Mass was celebrated last week by Pope Francis.
The special section in the Dialog includes photos and stories featuring the late pontiff, including personal experiences of his papacy from people in the Diocese of Wilmington and around the world.
Pick up a copy of The Dialog with this keepsake section dedicated to Pope Benedict XVI in parish churches throughout the diocese.
Newly elected Pope John Paul II greets Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger of Munich and Freising in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican Oct. 22, 1978. (CNS photo/L’Osservatore Romano/KNA)
Father Joseph W. McQuaide IV, a seminarian in Rome in January 2010, kisses the ring of Pope Benedict XVI, on the occasion of the North American College’s 150th anniversary. Courtesy photo.
Pope Benedict XVI waves to pilgrims from a cruiser as he arrives on the Rhine River for World Youth Day in this Aug. 18, 2005, file photo. The Cologne cathedral is seen in the background. (OSV News photo/Catholic Press Photo, pool)
Cardinal Sean P. O’Malley of Boston exchanges greetings with Pope Benedict XVI as the pope meets for the last time with the College of Cardinals at the Vatican in this Feb. 28, 2013, file photo. Cardinal O’Malley spoke with Catholic News Service about his experience dealing with the abuse crises the past 40 years, the importance of Pope Benedict’s critical support and what needs to happen next with safeguarding. (CNS photo/L’Osservatore Romano)
Pope Benedict XVI waves farewell at Franz Josef Strauss International Airport in Munich, Germany, in this Sept. 14, 2006, file photo at the end of a six-day trip to his homeland. The retired pope will celebrate his 95th birthday April 16, Holy Saturday. (CNS photo/Wolfgang Rattay, Reuters)
Pope Benedict XVI waves from the deck of a catamaran as he arrives to the Valletta waterfront to attend a meeting with youths in Floriana, Malta, in this April 18, 2010, file photo. The Vatican announced that Pope Francis will visit the island nation of Malta April 2-3, 2022. (CNS photo/Alessandro Bianchi, Reuters)
Pope Francis visits with Pope Benedict XVI at the retired pope’s residence after a consistory at the Vatican in this Nov. 28, 2020, file photo. This photo was released by the Vatican Feb. 9 after Pope Francis, at his general audience, praised Pope Benedict’s comment in a statement the previous day recognizing his own presence before “the dark door of death.” (CNS photo/Vatican Media)
Pope Benedict XVII greets Bishop Malooly in 2012 during an ad limina meeting at which the two men have direct conversations. Courtesy photo.
Pope Benedict XVI greets Rabbi Riccardo Di Segni, the chief rabbi of Rome, during his visit to the main synagogue in Rome in this 2010 file photo. The now retired pontiff sent a letter correcting a German theologian who implied that Pope Benedict encouraged the evangelization of the Jewish people as a mission. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
Bishop Koenig presides at a concelebrated memorial Mass Jan. 4 for Pope Benedict XVI at the Cathedral of Saint Peter in Wilmington. Dialog photo/Don Blake
Bishops Koenig and Malooly distribute communion at a concelebrated memorial Mass Jan. 4 for Pope Benedict XVI at the Cathedral of Saint Peter in Wilmington. Dialog photo/Don Blake
Bishop Koenig presides at a concelebrated memorial Mass Jan. 4 for Pope Benedict XVI at the Cathedral of Saint Peter in Wilmington. Dialog photo/Don Blake
