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Africa-Press – Mozambique. <\/strong><\/span>Mozambique\u2019s President Filipe Nyusi this Wednesday expressed condolences to Pope Francis on the death of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, highlighting the \u201chumility that always characterised him\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cHis resignation, for health reasons, was a true testimony of the humility which always characterised him,\u201d President Nyusi says in a note from the Presidency of the Republic shared with the media.<\/p>\n

The Mozambican head of state also addressed \u201cheartfelt condolences\u201d to the \u201cCatholic Church, Christians around the world and the bereaved family\u201d, noting that \u201cduring his pilgrimage\u201d Benedict XVI proved to be \u201ca true Christian\u201d, who cultivated the virtues of peace and reconciliation in the faithful.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are on your side at this difficult time, and pray that the teachings left by Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI be transmitted to future generations,\u201d the President writes.<\/p>\n

Benedict XVI\u2019s funeral, presided over by Pope Francis, took place in the Vatican\u2019s St. Peter\u2019s Square, starting at 9:30 a.m. local time this Thursday.<\/p>\n

Benedict XVI died on Saturday 31st December, 2022, in the Mater Ecclesiae monastery in the Vatican, where he lived after resigning from the papacy in 2013.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Mozambique<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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Mozambique\u2019s President Filipe Nyusi this Wednesday expressed condolences to Pope Francis on the death of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, highlighting the \u201chumility that always characterised him\u201d. \u201cHis resignation, for health reasons, was a true testimony of the humility which always characterised him,\u201d President Nyusi says in a note from the Presidency of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":31910,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,4],"tags":[233,281,283],"class_list":["post-31911","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-culture-and-art","tag-africa-press","tag-africa-press-mozambique","tag-mozambique"],"yoast_head":"\nBenedict XVI: Mozambican president highlights former Pope\u2019s \u201chumility\u201d - Mozambique<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Mozambique\u2019s President Filipe Nyusi this Wednesday expressed condolences to Pope Francis on the death of Pope Emeritus B ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mozambique\/all-news\/benedict-xvi-mozambican-president-highlights-former-popes-humility\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Benedict XVI: Mozambican president highlights former Pope\u2019s \u201chumility\u201d\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Mozambique\u2019s President Filipe Nyusi this Wednesday expressed condolences to Pope Francis on the death of Pope Emeritus B ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mozambique\/all-news\/benedict-xvi-mozambican-president-highlights-former-popes-humility\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Mozambique\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AfricaPressTunisiaa\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-01-05T16:56:40+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-01-05T17:02:51+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/mozambique\/sites\/64\/2023\/01\/postQueueImg_1672925211.04.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"720\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"441\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mozambique\/all-news\/benedict-xvi-mozambican-president-highlights-former-popes-humility#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mozambique\/all-news\/benedict-xvi-mozambican-president-highlights-former-popes-humility\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mozambique\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Benedict XVI: Mozambican president highlights former Pope\u2019s \u201chumility\u201d\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-01-05T16:56:40+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-01-05T17:02:51+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mozambique\/all-news\/benedict-xvi-mozambican-president-highlights-former-popes-humility\"},\"wordCount\":204,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mozambique\/all-news\/benedict-xvi-mozambican-president-highlights-former-popes-humility#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/mozambique\/sites\/64\/2023\/01\/postQueueImg_1672925211.04.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Africa Press\",\"Africa Press-Mozambique\",\"Mozambique\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"culture and art\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mozambique\/all-news\/benedict-xvi-mozambican-president-highlights-former-popes-humility#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mozambique\/all-news\/benedict-xvi-mozambican-president-highlights-former-popes-humility\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mozambique\/all-news\/benedict-xvi-mozambican-president-highlights-former-popes-humility\",\"name\":\"Benedict XVI: Mozambican president highlights former Pope\u2019s \u201chumility\u201d - 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