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What is Happening at the Vatican Following the Death of Pope Benedict XVI

The body of former Pontiff, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, has been moved to St. Peter's Basilica. According to Pope Benedict XVI's longtime private secretary, the German-born Pope's final words were "Lord, I love you!" EWTN Vatican Bureau Chief, Andreas Thonhauser, sets the scene for us and shares what is taking place at the Vatican and around St. Peter's Square. Thonhauser discusses what the plans are for the next few days. He talks to us about the legacy Pope Benedict XVI leaves behind. Thonhauser tells us his personal reflections and memories of the Pope Emeritus. 


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Andreas Thonhauser is EWTN Vatican Bureau Chief. He earned a Master of Business Administration from the WU Executive Academy in Vienna and a Master’s degree in German Philology/Anglistics and Americanistics from the University of Vienna. Prior to joining EWTN, Thonhauser worked as the Director of External Affairs for a global human rights organization, and for several media outlets in Vienna, Austria.

 

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