VATICAN CITY — For the nearly 10 years that Pope Francis and retired Pope Benedict XVI lived on opposite sides of St. Peter’s Basilica, the two popes’ relationship was marked … Learn More
Instead of grieving in sorrow on Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI’s passing, Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin, C.Ss.R., Archbishop of Newark, says “grieve his death in hope.”
Pope Francis’s homily for the funeral of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI did not address the life and works of Joseph Ratzinger. Instead, his homily focused on the readings specially chosen … Learn More
“We are here to pray for the repose of the soul of Joseph Ratzinger (Benedict XVI).”
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Benedict XVI “spread and testified to” the Gospel his entire life, Pope Francis told tens of thousands of people gathered Jan. 5 for his predecessor’s … Learn More
He was a “theological scholar.”
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His body will lie in St. Peter’s Basilica beginning Jan. 2 so that people can pay their respects.
The Vatican described him as being in serious, but stable condition.
Pope Francis asking for special prayers.
