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 […]
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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 […]