Pope Benedict XVI

Head of the Catholic Church from 2005 to 2013

On April 27, 2025, the most-viewed article on Wikipedia was Sinners (2025 film), with 446,786 views. It and the next two articles were all WikiPop's picks in the past 30 days, and we don't repeat an article that soon. So WikiPop's pick is #4, Pope Benedict XVI, with 173,097 views.

Pope Benedict XVI was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of Vatican City from 2005 until his resignation in 2013. Following his resignation, he chose to be known as "pope emeritus", a title he held until his death on 31 December 2022.

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