Former Pope Benedict XVI travels to visit sick brother & returns to the Vatican

Benedict traveled to Regensburg, Germany on June 18th to visit his brother, Georg Ratzinger, who is ill. Benedict will return to the Vatican, where he hasn’t been since he resigned as Pope.

June 18th is the 170th day of the year in leap years.


From Benedict’s birthday to the day he traveled to see his brother is a span of 63 days later.

“Pope Emeritus” is his official title as a pope who has resigned.

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