The Pope appealed to St. Benedict for help "to hold firm Christ's central position in our lives. May he always be first in our thoughts and in all our activities!" Before concluding, Benedict XVI ...

The history of the papacy is filled with unusual, dramatic events. From a pope put on trial after death to a resignation that broke a 600-year tradition, the Vatican’s past is anything but predictable ...

Pope Francis has entered his fourth week in the hospital with double pneumonia. Francis has increasingly handed off his day-to-day duties to cardinals as questions swirl about the near- and long-term ...

The former Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected on the fifth ballot of the 2013 conclave, which was called after Pope Benedict XVI resigned. While Francis has praised Benedict’s humility in ...

He had spent 10 weeks in the war zone. In 2013, Pope Benedict XVI officially stepped down as leader of the Roman Catholic ...

“I have arrived this far, taken these actions, removed these people, now it’s your turn,” said Benedict XVI, according to ...

Pope Francis has paid tribute to his predecessor, Pope Benedict XVI, who has died at the age of 95. The pontiff was speaking during vespers on New Year's Eve at Saint Peter's Basilica at the Vatican.

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis has marked the 12th anniversary of his pontificate in the hospital as he received increasingly positive medical news on his recovery and hundreds of messages wishing him well.

Following Benedict XVI’s departure in 2013, Francis was elected pope, placing the Argentinean in the almost unprecedented position of having an in-person handover when he took office.

The former Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected on the fifth ballot of the 2013 conclave, which was convened after Pope Benedict XVI's resignation. Rosaries for Pope Francis are seen in ...

In attendance this time will be 115 cardinals, 67 of whom were appointed by Pope Benedict XVI, who stepped down last month at age 85. Roll over the squares below to see the names of the cardinal ...