In light of his recent death, I want to recall the Benedict I came to know up close. This story begins on a Thursday morning in 2004 in Santa Maria della Pietà in Camposanto dei Teutonici, a Vatican ...

The Jan. 5 funeral Mass for Pope Benedict XVI will be a papal funeral with a few changes to fit with the fact that he was not the reigning pope and has not left behind a "sede vacante." "The ...

Under a foggy gray sky on January 5, a historic funeral in St. Peter’s Square saw the sitting pontiff, Pope Francis, preside at a somber and simple ceremony for his predecessor, Emeritus Pope Benedict ...

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI was laid to rest Thursday in Vatican City in the first funeral ever conducted by a sitting pope for his predecessor. Pope Francis, who has led the Catholic Church since his ...

In his homily, Archbishop Gänswein said Benedict, ‘one of the greatest and most influential theologians of all time on the Chair of Peter, put himself under the protection of a saint for whom there ...

The funeral mass for Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, who passed away on Saturday at the age of 95, is being held in Saint Peter's Square, directly in front of St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City on ...

Pope Benedict XVI was hailed Friday at a memorial Mass at St. Agnes Cathedral as a brilliant theologian and humble leader who held the Roman Catholic Church together during divisive times. Several ...

CHICAGO (CBS)-- A special mass Monday morning in Chicago marked the life and legacy of Benedict XVI, the late pope emeritus, who died on Saturday at age 95. Cardinal Blase Cupich led worshippers in ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — St. Joseph Cathedral in Buffalo will hold a Mass for the Repose of the Soul of Pope Benedict XVI on January 4 at 7 p.m. Pope Benedict XVI died December 31, 2022 at 95-years-old.

(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 CITY (RNS) — Under a foggy ...