On "EWTN News Nightly" tonight: Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI died on Saturday at the age of 95 following a brief illness. We take a look at the life of Pope Benedict XVI. 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. President Joe Biden and the First Lady were on vacation in the US Virgin Islands when Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI died. They issued a statement saying they join Catholics around the world and so many others in mourning his passing. On Capitol Hill, reaction to his death is coming from both sides. Republicans and Democrats remembered his impact on the Catholic Church. In his birth state of Bavaria, officials ordered flags to fly at half-mast, as hundreds mourned his passing at a church in his home village. Editor-in-chief of CNA Deutsch, AC Wimmer, joins to share what has been the reaction in Germany to Pope Benedict's death, as they say goodbye to one of their own. The former Pope wrote 3 encyclicals on spiritual, social and economic issues during his Papacy. Associate Professor of Theology at Catholic University of America, Dr. Chad Pecknold, joins to share what one element of Pope Benedict's teaching stands out to him the most.

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