Hours following the funeral for the former Pope Benedict XVI, an Italian publisher released advanced copies of a tell-all book that has apparently revealed years of tension in the Vatican, Reuters first reported. Pope Benedict’s unprecedented 2013 resignation and subsequent refusal to
Mourners arrive in St. Peter’s for Pope Benedict’s funeral Vast crowds have packed out St Peter’s Square for the funeral of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI to pay their respects to the German theologian who made history by retiring. Afterwards, mourners will participate in a rare
The death of former Pope Benedict XVI could spark a “free for all” in the Vatican with division intensifying between the factions of the Roman Catholic Church, experts say. Benedict’s death, announced on New Year’s Eve, came almost a decade after he
Hong Kong’s outspoken Roman Catholic Cardinal Joseph Zen was allowed to leave the southern Chinese city to pay his respects to the late Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI in Vatican City, his secretary said on Tuesday. Zen, a 90-year-old retired bishop, will attend
Members of the public waited for hours to pay their respects to Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI as his body lies in state in St. Peter’s Basilica. As daylight broke, 10 white-gloved Papal Gentlemen — lay assistants to pontiffs and papal households —
Thousands of mourners have queued up to view Pope Benedict XVI ‘s body lying in state in St. Peter’s Basilica. Many waited for hours in wet weather conditions before the doors to the basilica were swung open to the public. Security officials
The Vatican has released pictures of the late Pope Benedict XVI lying in state in the monastery where he lived – hours before thousands of people are set to pay their respects. The late Pope, who died on Saturday aged 95, is
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, who died on XXXX, left behind an extensive body of work examining and diagnosing ills in the Catholic Church. A theological and spiritual giant to many, Benedict’s reflections on the Catholic Church are a roadmap for many seeking
The Vatican announced Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI passed away Saturday morning at 9:34 a.m. He was 95 years old. He is most immediately remembered outside the Catholic Church for his surprise resignation — the first papal abdication since 1415 — and subsequent life as
Ex-Pope Benedict XVI may cause difficult decisions for the Vatican as the event of his death would raise a question for the Catholic Church over how to honour him. Born Joseph Ratzinger, the former Pope (now known as Emeritus) stepped down from