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 ...

Pope Francis suffered double pneumonia and other health concerns prior to his death. On Easter Sunday, he made his final ...

The Vatican published Tuesday a photo and video of Pope Francis in his open coffin, dressed in a red robe with the papal ...

FILE - Pope Francis sits by the coffin of late Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI in St. Peter's Square during a funeral mass at the Vatican, on Jan. 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, File) ...

Newly elected Pope Benedict XVI waves to the faithful from the loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica April 19, 2005. (photo: Andrea Staccioli Insidefoto / Sipa via AP Images) Larry Chapp Vatican April ...

Mourners gathered at the Vatican to pay their last respects to retired Pope Benedict XVI. Pope Francis presided over the funeral of his predecessor at St. Peter’s Basilica on Thursday.

Bell ringing is heard in St Peter's Square in the Vatican as the death of Pope Benedict XVI is announced. Pope Benedict died at the age of 95, nearly 10 years after standing down as Pope in 2013.

The German former pontiff died aged 95 on Saturday in the Mater Ecclesiae Monastery in Rome Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI was memorialized Thursday at a special funeral in The Vatican led by his ...

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.

Pope Benedict XVI greets the crowd after the Blessing of Youth with Disabilities in the chapel at Saint Joseph Seminary in Yonkers April 16, 2008. Peter Carr Stoney Hill Cemetery in West Harrison NY ...

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