In a decision unprecedented in modern times, Pope Benedict XVI said Monday that he would resign effective Feb. 28, six weeks shy of his 86th birthday. He told cardinals at the Vatican that he ...

VATICAN CITY — Tens of thousands of people were present in St. Peter’s Square for the funeral Thursday of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, a leading theologian of the 20th century and the first ...

ROME – Leading Benedict XVI’s funeral Thursday, Pope Francis reflected on the life and challenges that any pastor faces in their service to God, offering gratitude for his predecessors’ own ...

Thousands filed past the body of Benedict XVI on Monday as the pope emeritus, who died Saturday at age 95, lay in state at St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican. He will be buried by his successor ...

Pope Benedict XVI’s unwavering commitment to communicating Church teaching with clarity and pastoral charity has become a source of continued inspiration for many around the world who have ...

NEW YORK-- Religious leaders and parishioners in New York are mourning the loss of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. Bells rung out 95 times at St. Patrick's Cathedral, each representing a year of the ...

RIP Pope Benedict XVI — but let’s not ignore all the harm he did the church and its people Before we canonize the late pope, let’s remember all the harm his preaching caused — and hope for ...

The Vatican said Thursday that Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI is stable but his condition remains serious.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — With bells tolling, thousands of faithful, political leaders and the pope himself mourned Benedict XVI, the German theologian who made history by resigning, at a rare requiem ...

Move over, Dorothy. Pope Benedict XVI revived this old tradition red shoes tradition. We sat down with Antonio Arellano, the Peruvian immigrant who makes them, earlier this week.

Political leaders and the pope himself mourned Benedict XVI, the German theologian who made history by resigning the papacy, at a rare requiem Mass Thursday for a dead pontiff presided over by a ...

Benedict is "deeply grateful for the understanding, support, and prayers" VATICAN CITY, Feb. 27, 2013— -- On his final full day as the leader of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Benedict XVI ...