Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Pope Francis, right, hugs Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI prior to the ...
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 ...
Discussions of succession scenarios have been accelerated by the pontiff’s bout with double pneumonia and warnings that he ...
Retired Pope Benedict XVI has published a letter which blames clerical sex abuse on the “all-out sexual freedom” of the 1960s. He said that cultural and historical change had led to a ...
Pope Francis has been hospitalized since Feb. 14 with bilateral pneumonia, and it's making some question whether he'll step down from his duties.
He had spent 10 weeks in the war zone. In 2013, Pope Benedict XVI officially stepped down as leader of the Roman Catholic Church, citing a "lack of strength of mind and body." He was the first ...
especially after the death of Pope Benedict XVI. Here's what Francis has said about pope's retiring, in his own words: In his 2024 memoir, “Life: My Story Through History,” Francis recounted ...
The Vatican has yet to release any photos or videos of Francis since his admission. Last week, he recorded an audio message ...
The 88-year-old became head of the Catholic Church on March 13, 2013, following the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI. He has ...
The 88-year-old became head of the Catholic Church on March 13, 2013, following the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI. He has been hospitalized for nearly a month, but on Monday, doctors said ...
When Benedict XVI became the first pope to resign in 600 years it sent shockwaves through the Catholic Church. Now, after spending two weeks in hospital battling pneumonia, the speculation in the ...