As bells tolled, thousands of people mourned Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI at a rare requiem Mass for a dead pontiff presided over by a living one.

Thousands filed past the body of Benedict XVI on Monday as the pope emeritus, who died Saturday at age 95, lay in state at St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican. He will be buried by his successor ...

Former Pope Benedict XVI was buried at the Vatican Thursday after his funeral, bringing an end to an unprecedented decade in which a reigning pope lived side by side with his predecessor.

Thousands of faithful, political leaders and the pope himself mourned Benedict XVI at a rare requiem Mass for a dead pontiff presided over by a living one.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — With bells tolling, thousands of faithful, political leaders and the pope himself mourned Benedict XVI, the German theologian who made history by resigning, at a rare requiem ...

Francis’s preference for simplicity presented a sensationally stark contrast to his predecessor, Pope Benedict XVI — who shopped the proverbial papal closet liberally, unearthing luxurious ...

Pope Benedict XVI stunned the world when he announced his resignation in 2013, the first in 600 years.

Beyond the Crises in the Church: The Pontificate of Benedict XVI By Roberto Regoli St. Augustine’s Press, 2024 350 pages, $28 To order: StAugustine.net The paradox of Pope Benedict XVI is that a ...

Benedict stunned the Roman Catholic world by becoming the first pope in nearly 600 years to resign. Now his death leaves a living pope presiding over the funeral of his predecessor.

Pope Leo XVI, formerly Cardinal Robert Prevost, held the first Mass of his papacy in the Sistine Chapel on Friday morning, but that service was not open to the public.

Cardinal Kurt Koch celebrated a pontifical Mass at the tomb of Pope Benedict XVI in St. Peter’s Basilica on Sunday, marking the second anniversary of the pope emeritus’ death. The pope from ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Benedict XVI stunned the world when he announced his resignation in 2013, the first in 600 years. That led some to wonder if, as he grew increasingly frail and sick ...