Pope Benedict died on New Year's Eve 2022, with his funeral taking place on January 5, 2023, overseen by the current Pope Francis. Last year the pontiff - whose death was announced today by the ...

VATICAN CITY — (AP) — The death of a pope sets in motion a series of carefully orchestrated rites and rituals well before the conclave to elect his successor begins. They involve the ...

Francis died April 21 at the age of 88 after an extended respiratory illness. His predecessor, Pope Benedict, stepped down from the papacy in 2013, a decision that had not been made by someone of ...

Patrick’s Cathedral in New York in 2015. He was elected after the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI in 2013, but few expected him to seek to transform his church with such zeal.Credit ...

Francis's immediate predecessor, Pope Benedict XVI, stepped down as pope at age 85 - the first pope to resign in almost 600 years. He died in 2022 aged 95. Pope Francis was also among the oldest ...