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.

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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 ...

With the Church divided over the proper interpretation of one of Pope Francis’s writings, some Catholics are cheering on the defense of orthodoxy by Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. About two weeks ...

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.

Thursday will mark the 12th anniversary of when Pope Francis was voted to succeed Pope Benedict XVI, who previously resigned. ABC News' Megan Forrester contributed to this report.

The pope’s funeral typically takes place within a ... unlike previous popes who were entombed in three nested coffins. Like Benedict XVI, Francis will likely be buried with a rogito, a document ...

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 ...