Pope Francis met with Archbishop Georg Gaenswein, the longtime secretary of Pope Benedict XVI who raised eyebrows with an extraordinary memoir in which he settles old scores and reveals palace ...

Pope Francis touches the coffin of former Pope Benedict during his funeral, in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Jan. 5, 2023. Guglielmo Mangiapane/Reuters He stood for a moment, until his ...

The ceremony for Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI lacked the scale and emotion of the last papal funeral, reflecting what it means to die as a beloved sitting pope vs. a retired one.

Pope Francis has praised Benedict’s courage in stepping aside, saying it “opened the door” to other popes doing the same. But few, including Benedict himself, expected his 10-year retirement ...

Pope Francis paid tribute to his predecessor former Pope Benedict XVI Thursday, in a funeral attended by tens of thousands of mourners at St. Peter’s Square.

Vatican City, Jan 2, 2023 / 13:00 pm. In the first hours after his election on March 13, 2013, Pope Francis thought of his predecessor, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI.

Benedict succeeded Pope John Paul II in 2005 and led the church through a tumultuous period marked by sex abuse scandals and leaks to the press about the Vatican’s troubled finances before his ...

Pope Benedict and Pope Francis wanted to change the same thing: all of us. Sam Sawyer, S.J. January 13, 2023 Pope Francis, left, embraces Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI, at the Vatican, June 28, 2017.

Pope Francis’ short speech honored the former pontiff, whose life’s work was meditating on the life of Jesus, and who faced many challenges before retiring in 2013.

Pope Francis greets retired Pope Benedict XVI during an encounter for the elderly in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Sept. 28, 2014. (CNS photo/Paul Haring) ...

Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re sprinkles holy water on the casket of Pope Benedict XVI as Pope Francis looks on during the late pope's funeral Mass in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Jan. 5, 2023.

Pope Francis met with Presidents Barack Obama, Donald Trump, and Joe Biden during his time leading the Catholic Church. ... 88, to serve as the pope following Pope Benedict XVI in March 2013.