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 ...

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 ...

reflecting changes instituted by Pope Benedict XVI. Even so, the essential ritual has remained largely unchanged for centuries. Pope Francis' death sets into motion a series of formalized rites ...