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A hearse parks during the funeral service for Priest Georg Ratzinger in front of St. Peter's Cathedral in Regensburg, Germany, Wednesday, July 8, 2020. The elder brother of the emeritus Pope Benedict XVI had died on July 1 at the age of 96 years. (Armin Weigel/dpa via AP)

Mourners attend funeral mass for retired pope’s brother

By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER - Associated Press

FILE - In this Saturday, Oct. 27, 2007 file photo, Pope Benedict XVI, center left, applauds, as his brother, Georg, right, looks on, during a concert by the German Symphonic Orchestra Bayerischer Rundfunk and the Bamberger Symphoniker, at the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican. The Rev. Georg Ratzinger, the older brother of Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI, who earned renown in his own right as a director of an acclaimed German boys’ choir, has died at age 96. The Regensburg diocese in Bavaria, where Ratzinger lived, said in a statement on his website that he died on Wednesday, July 1, 2020. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, File)

Funeral planned Wednesday for retired pope’s elder brother

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In this Monday, Aug. 15, 2005, filer, the Rev. Georg Ratzinger, brother of Pope Benedict XVI, waves as he walks in Castel Gandolfo, near Rome, where the pontiff greeted the faithful for Assumption day celebrations. The Rev. Georg Ratzinger, the older brother of Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI, who earned renown in his own right as a director of an acclaimed German boys choir, has died at age 96. The Regensburg diocese in Bavaria, where Ratzinger lived, said in a statement on his website that he died on Tuesday, June 30, 2020. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino, File)

Retired pope’s elder brother, Georg Ratzinger, dies at 96

By David Rising - Associated Press

Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI is wheeled in his wheelchair as he visits the grave of his parents and sister at the Ziegetsdorf cemetery near Regensburg, Germany, Saturday, June 20, 2020. The Vatican says Emeritus Pope Benedict is in Germany to be with his brother, who is in poor health. Benedict on Thursday arrived in Regensburg, Germany, where his brother, the Rev. Georg Ratzinger, lives, and where “he will spend the necessary time,” the Vatican said in a statement. (Armin Weigel/dpa via AP)

Retired pope visits former home, parents’ grave in Germany

By DAVID McHUGH - Associated Press