Pope Benedict surprises world, steps down citing frailty
Pope Benedict XVI.Credit: Reuters Pope Benedict surprised the world on Monday by saying he no longer had the mental and physical strength to cope with the demands of his ministry, becoming the first...
View ArticlePope Benedict asks for support after decision to resign
Pope Benedict XVI arrives to lead his Wednesday general audience in Paul VI hall at the Vatican.Credit: Reuters Pope Benedict, in his first public comments since he announced that he would become the...
View ArticlePope will keep title ‘His Holiness’ after resignation
Pope Benedict XVI leads his last Angelus prayer before stepping down in Saint Peter’s Square at the Vatican.Credit: Reuters Pope Benedict will keep the honorific title of “His Holiness” after he...
View ArticlePope’s new shoemaker: ‘Pope wearing our shoes means he remembers us’
Shoe detail of Pope Benedict XVI (2nd R) as he arrives at Westminster Abbey on September 17, 2010.Credit: Getty Images Outgoing pontiff Pope Benedict XVI will no longer wear his trademark red shoes,...
View ArticlePope Benedict says goodbye, but not farewell
There is neither sadness, neither regret, nor nostalgia even on St. Peter’s Square. On the day of Pope Benedict XVI’s final general audience, among the tens of thousands of faithful there were smiling...
View ArticlePope urges tolerance, warns of atheism
Pope Benedict started a trip to Britain on Thursday with some of the clearest criticism yet of his Church’s handling of its sexual abuse crisis and urged the country to beware of “aggressive...
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