Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, the first man in nearly 600 years to resign from the papacy, died at 95. He was a traditionalist, but also adopted Twitter.

Former Pope Benedict XVI, who died Saturday in a monastery in the Vatican at the age of 95, asked for forgiveness for those he has “wronged” in the spiritual testament published following his ...

Pope Benedict XVI has died at the age of 95. He was widely seen as a conservative who was in line with Pope John Paul. By Phoebe Natanson. December 31, 2022, 12:32 PM. 3:55.

Pope Benedict XVI once expressed a desire to be 'hidden to the world.' His funeral Thursday will at least in part respect his wishes for simplicity but also feature some of the pomp reserved for a ...

Benedict was the longest-living pope, having surpa ssed Pope Leo XIII in September 2020. “With sorrow I inform you that the Pope Emeritus, Benedict XVI, passed away today at 9:34 in the Mater ...

The Vatican had said the funeral mass for Pope Benedict XVI would be a “simple” ceremony, and it was probably even simpler than many expected. It lasted just 90 minutes, half the length of the ...

Nothing defined Benedict XVI's pontificate so clearly as its ending, and his majestic farewell flight over the Eternal City. He had become the first pope in more than 700 years to voluntarily resign.

When retired Pope Benedict XVI is laid to rest on Thursday, it will be an event unprecedented in the modern history of the Catholic Church. Not only was Benedict the first modern pope to step down ...