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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While popes often tinker with the rules regulating the conclave that will elect their successor, a revision of the papal funeral rites became seemingly necessary after Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI ...

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.

Most pontiffs serve for life but Pope Benedict XVI became the first leader of the Catholic Church to step down in 600-plus years when he left the position in 2013 for health reasons Anna Lazarus ...

Pope Francis has revised the funeral rites that will be used when he dies, simplifying the rituals to emphasise his role as a ...

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 ...