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 ...
The first pope to resign since Gregory XII in 1415. Served as chief theological adviser to Pope John Paul II. As dean of the College of Cardinals, it was his duty to call the cardinals to Rome for ...
following the devastating report which revealed that former Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI failed to act in several cases of abuse, almost a cover-up, while a bishop in Germany. The report refers to ...
Its full title is "Dilexit Nos - Encyclical Letter on the Human and Divine ... Lumen fidei', which was co-written with late ...
The new letter pays homage to its precursor by ... follow the path laid out by his predecessor, the late Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI, who resigned after eight years. Resignation “is not a thought ...
“It is with regret that I make known that Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI has passed away at 9:34 a.m. at the Mater Ecclesiae Monastery in the Vatican,” reads the official Vatican note, in six language ...
“It is with great sadness that I learned today that Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI has passed away,” Ronald Lauder, president of the World Jewish Congress, said in a statement issued Saturday.
“Today we entrust the beloved pope emeritus Benedict XVI to the most holy mother (the ... the Argentine revealed he had signed a resignation letter when he took office should poor health prevent ...
The life of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI will be the focus of a special memorial Mass on Thursday, Jan. 5, at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, in conjunction with the late pope’s funeral ...
Pope Francis has said former Pope Benedict XVI is very ill and he has asked pilgrims ... he asked people to "pray a special prayer for Pope Emeritus Benedict". The Vatican then said the ex-Pope's ...
THE VATICAN, January 5. /TASS/. Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI who died on December 31 was buried in a tomb in the Vatican City on Thursday, according to the Press Office of the Holy See. Pope Francis ...
"With sorrow I inform you that the Pope Emeritus, Benedict XVI, passed away today at 9:34 am in the Mater Ecclesiae Monastery in the Vatican," the spokesperson of Vatican said in a statement.