Pope Benedict XVI bequeathed a pectoral cross to St. Oswald’s Church in the city of Traunstein in Bavaria after his retirement in 2013. The cross was stolen June 19, 2023, from the church.

Pope Benedict XVI bequeathed a pectoral cross to St. Oswald’s Church in the city of Traunstein in Bavaria after his retirement in 2013. The cross was stolen June 19, 2023, from the church.

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View of the interior and the altar of St. Oswald's Church. The pectoral cross of the late Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI was stolen from a display case in an anteroom. Photo: picture alliance/dpa ...