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Pope Francis calls Pope Emeritus
March 20, 2015
Pope Francis called Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI on March 19, the feast of St. Joseph.
The Pontiff wished the former Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger a happy name day, and the Pope Emeritus in turn “offered congratulations to the Holy Father on the occasion of the second anniversary of the solemn inauguration of Pope Francis' Petrine Ministry,” according to Vatican Radio.
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