Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI
Pope recalls Benedict XVI’s love and wisdom on anniversary of death, as secretary reflects on legacy
By Luigi Navarra and Nicole Winfield — January 2, 2024
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Speaking at the end of his weekly noon blessing, Francis said the faithful feel “so much love, so much gratitude, so much admiration” for Benedict.
With Benedict’s death, a way opens for more formal rules for retired popes
By Thomas Reese — January 9, 2023
(RNS) — Symbols are important in the Catholic Church, and having two men dressed in white and called pope is confusing.
Liturgy for Benedict’s funeral Mass highlights unity in divided church
By Claire Giangravé — January 5, 2023
(RNS) — More than 50,000 faithful gathered in St. Peter’s Square to pray for the emeritus pope, a smaller crowd than has attended the most recent papal funerals.
Vatican releases Pope Benedict XVI’s spiritual will: ‘Stand firm in faith!’
By Claire Giangravé — December 31, 2022
RNS — The pope, known for his efforts to reconcile faith and reason, urged Catholics to hold on to their faith.
How Pope Benedict XVI helped normalize relations between Catholics and Jews
By Eric J. Greenberg — December 31, 2022
(RNS) — Benedict did more than retrace John Paul's steps; in some ways, he walked even further.
Pope Francis grateful for ‘noble’ Benedict and his prayers
By Giada Zampano and Frances D'emilio — December 31, 2022
VATICAN CITY (AP) — World leaders, Jewish advocates and the archbishop of Canterbury were among those mourning the death.
Benedict, the ‘other pope,’ dies at 95, leaving behind a unique and complex legacy
By Claire Giangravé — December 31, 2022
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Benedict XVI, the first pope to resign in 600 years, paved the way into the new millennium, but struggled to reconcile his traditional Catholic views with a world that he considered to be ‘under the dictatorship of relativism.’
Vatican: Benedict XVI lucid, stable, but condition ‘serious’
By Nicole Winfield — December 29, 2022
VATICAN CITY (AP) — The diocese of Rome scheduled a special Mass in honor of Benedict on Friday at St. John Lateran.
How does the Vatican plan a retired pope’s funeral?
By Nicole Winfield — December 28, 2022
(RNS) — When Benedict announced his retirement in 2013, he opened a decade of uncharted pontifical territory.
Retired Pope Benedict XVI is ‘very sick,’ Pope Francis says, and asks for prayers
By Claire Giangravé — December 28, 2022
(RNS) - The 95-year-old pope emeritus' health declined in the early hours of Wednesday, the Vatican said.
Cardinal adviser to Pope Francis says resignation rumors are ‘cheap soap opera’
By Claire Giangravé — June 9, 2022
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Pope Francis’ flurry of activity in August, seemingly setting the stage for his successor, has fueled rumors of an impending resignation.
Benedict XVI turns 95 as book focuses on anomaly of 2 popes
By Nicole Winfield — April 21, 2022
(AP) — Benedict’s residence has turned into the symbolic headquarters of the Francis opposition, a new book says.
The lesson for Catholic bishops from Benedict report: Apologize, apologize, apologize
By Thomas Reese — January 31, 2022
(RNS) — Bishops might spend Lent doing penance, living on bread and water, camped out on the steps of their cathedrals.
Vatican rises to Benedict XVI’s defense after Munich abuse report
By Claire Giangravé — January 26, 2022
(RNS) — The Vatican’s communication director highlighted the emeritus pope’s efforts to combat sexual abuse after a report into his former diocese accused him of participating in a cover-up as archbishop in Munich.
Report on sexual abuse in German diocese faults retired pope
By Geir Moulson — January 20, 2022
BERLIN (AP) — A long-awaited report on sexual abuse in Germany's Munich Archdiocese on Thursday faulted retired Pope Benedict XVI's handling of four cases when he was archbishop in the 1970s and 1980s.
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