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April 18, 2017

Pope Benedict celebrates 90th birthday with Bavarian guests, beer, pretzels

Retired Pope Benedict XVI and Archbishop Georg Ganswein, prefect of the papal household, left, toast men in traditional clothing with a beer during the German pontiff's 90th birthday celebration April 17 at the Vatican. The pope's birthday was the previous day.

VATICAN CITY – A bit of Bavaria, including German beer and pretzels, came to the Vatican to help celebrate retired Pope Benedict XVI's 90th birthday.

Published in International