In March of 2012, then Msgr. Joseph G Hanefeldt was working at the Pontifical North American College (Seminary) in Rome when the Bishops of Region IX (Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas and Missouri) were in Rome for their Ad Limina visit with Pope Benedict XVI. Archbishop Lucas of Omaha invited Msgr. Hanefeldt to join him as his guest for a brief opportunity to meet His Holiness at the beginning of his visit with the bishops of Region IX.
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI 1927-2022
Eternal Rest grant unto him, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon him. May he rest in peace. And may all the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace, Amen.