LIVE: Funeral Mass for Georg Ratzinger, Benedict XVI's brother
The funeral for Georg Ratzinger, brother of Benedict XVI, begins at 10 a.m. Regensburg local time. It takes place in the Cathedral of St. Peter. Following, at 12:30, Georg's body will be buried in the city's Catholic cemetery.
The date coincides with the Ratzinger brothers' first Mass after their priestly ordination. It was in 1951.
Georg Ratzinger passed away on July 1 at the age of 96. For decades, he directed the cathedral's children's choir, one of the most prestigious in the world. Throughout his final days, the cathedral allowed pilgrims to say their last goodbye to Benedict XVI's brother.
