VATICAN CITY — The unusual nature of Thursday’s funeral for Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, presided over by his successor, Pope Francis, only heightened curiosity over what course Francis would take to honor Benedict. Would he give his predecessor the simple send-off he had requested, while managing not to offend the church’s conservative wing, which wanted […]
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Pope Benedict Is Buried in Vatican After His Funeral: Live Updates
Jan. 5, 2023, 3:10 a.m. ET Jan. 5, 2023, 3:10 a.m. ET Crowds of the faithful gathered at the funeral on Thursday.Credit…James Hill for The New York Times When Pope John Paul II died in 2005, after 27 years leading the Catholic church, his funeral drew the heads of state or government from more than […]
Pope Benedict Lies In State, Drawing Thousands of Mourners
Tens of thousands of people lined up outside St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City on Monday to pay last respects to Benedict XVI, the pope emeritus, who died on Saturday at age 95 and is now lying in state. The long line — a mix of Roman Catholic faithful and tourists — moved steadily, snaking […]
Pope Benedict XVI Dies – The New York Times
The retired Pope Benedict XVI, left, with Pope Francis at the Vatican in 2020.Credit…Vatican Media, via Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Pope Benedict XVI, the eminent German theologian and conservative enforcer of Roman Catholic Church doctrine who broke with almost 600 years of tradition by resigning and then living for nearly a decade behind Vatican […]
Former Pope Benedict XVI Is ‘Very Ill,’ Francis Says
Pope Francis on Wednesday asked those present at his weekly audience to pray for the retired Pope Benedict XVI, who Francis said was “very ill.” In their prayers, Francis said, people should ask God to console Benedict and “support him in this witness of love to the church, until the end.” Matteo Bruni, a Vatican […]