(L-R) President of the Republic of Poland Andrzej Duda, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda, Queen Sofia, and Belgian King Philippe and Queen Mathilde attend the funeral of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI at St. Peter's Basilica on January 5, 2023, in Vatican City, Rome (Italy). This will be the first funeral of a Pope presided over by another Pope. Benedict XVI, whose secular name was Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger, died last December 31 at the age of 95, was the 265th pope of the Catholic Church and the seventh ruler of Vatican City from April 19, 2005 until his resignation on February 28, 2013. 05 JANUARY 2023;BURIAL;DEP;RIP;ARCHBISHOP Stefano Spaziani / Europa Press 01/05/2023 (Europa Press via AP)