He will accompany her to her final resting place.
Pope Francis will preside over the funeral of Benedict XVI on Thursday, January 5, in St. Peter's Square in the Vatican at 9:30 a.m., the director of the Holy See's press service announced on Saturday shortly after the death of the former pope at the age of 95 years old.
Benedict XVI's body will be on display at St. Peter's Basilica from Monday, Matteo Bruni also confirmed during a press conference, adding that Joseph Ratzinger had received extreme unction - or sacrament of the sick - shortly before his death.
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, Francis' predecessor, died on Saturday, December 31, 2022. Elected pope in 2005, Joseph Ratzinger renounced his title as head of the Catholic Church for health problems in 2013.
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