All the Stars We've Lost in 2022

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI died at the age of 95 at his Vatican residence on Dec. 31, The Holy See confirmed in a statement. "With sorrow I inform you that the Pope Emeritus, Benedict XVI, passed away today at 9:34 in the Mater Ecclesiae Monastery in the Vatican," the statement read.

Benedict was 78 when he was named pope in 2005 after the death of Pope John Paul II, making him one of the oldest individuals to accept the position. In 2013, he stepped down from his role as pope, making him the first person to do so in almost 600 years.