"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." On February 10, 2013, Pope Benedict XVI issued the stunning declaration that he intended to resign from ...

VATICAN CITY — 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, Pope Francis ...

One cannot imagine two more disparate characters meeting and being cordial to each other than Pope Benedict XVI and Fidel Castro: the former being a pious and highly educated leader of the Catholic ...

Pope Benedict XVI’s announcement that he would step down at the end of the month is stunning but not surprising for a man with experience running a critical sector of the Vatican hierarchy while his ...

Pope Francis meets Archbishop Georg Gänswein, personal secretary to the late Pope Benedict XVI, in the library of the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican in this May 19, 2023, file photo. (CNS ...

Father Robert Regoli’s insightful study, now available in an updated English edition, examines the complexities of Benedict’s pontificate. Left: Cover of ‘Beyond the Crises in the Church: The ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has exposed ...

The odds-makers likely had an easier time 20 years ago, when Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, long a loyal servant of Pope John Paul II and dean of the college of cardinals, stepped onto the balcony ...

TIME.com: What concerns of the Conclave might have prompted the choice of Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger as Pope Benedict XVI? David Van Biema: The choice reflects a number of things: A desire for ...

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