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Events relating to christianity
Patriarch Christodoulos attends the funeral in Rome of Pope John Paul II
John Paul II, dying after 26 years on the papal throne, is the third longest-serving pope in history
Joseph Ratzinger is elected pope and takes the name Benedict XVI
Patriarch Christodoulos has talks with Pope Benedict XVI, in the first official visit to the Vatican by the head of the Greek Orthodox church
Pope Benedict XVI resigns, the first pope to do so for 600 years
The Argentinian archbishop Jorge Bergoglio is elected pope and takes the name Francis in honour of St Francis of Assisi
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