Photos: A look back at Pope Benedict XVI
Looking back: Pope Benedict XVI
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Germany's Joseph Ratzinger, the new Pope Benedict XV, appears at the window of St. Peter's Basilica main balcony after being elected the 265th pope of the Roman Catholic Church 19 April 2005 at the Vatican City.
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