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 ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Pope Francis, right, hugs Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI prior to the start of a meeting with elderly faithful ...

following the devastating report which revealed that former Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI failed to act in several cases of abuse, almost a cover-up, while a bishop in Germany. The report refers to ...

In an interview, the leader of Pope Francis’s medical team called it “a miracle” that the 88-year-old pontiff left the ...

A nun attends a Rosary prayer for Pope Francis ... the 12th anniversary of when Pope Francis was voted to succeed Pope Benedict XVI, who previously resigned. ABC News' Megan Forrester contributed ...

Pope Benedict XVI, who was elected after the death of John Paul II, shocked the world when he became the first pope to resign in 600 years in 2013, paving the way for the election of Jorge Mario ...

The 88-year-old became head of the Catholic Church on March 13, 2013, following the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI. He has been hospitalized for nearly a month, but on Monday, doctors said ...

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 ...

2013 following the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI. On Sunday, Francis met with Cardinal Pietro Parolin and the chief of staff, Archbishop Edgar Pena Parra, for the third time at the hospital.

Peter's Square as they watch a giant TV screen of the rosary prayer for Pope ... the 12th anniversary of when Pope Francis was voted to succeed Pope Benedict XVI, who previously resigned.

ROME (AP) — The recovery of Pope Francis from double pneumonia continued Wednesday as he inched toward notching some important milestones in his papacy: The 12th anniversary Thursday of his election ...

However, many questions remain, given his age, his frailty, and, above all, the precedent of Benedict XVI’s resignation in 2013, when the former pontiff deemed himself unfit to continue. Neither the ...