Pope Benedict

Book by Benedict’s top aide reveals tensions in Vatican

VATICAN CITY, Jan 6 (Reuters) - Although Pope Francis often compared having former Pope Benedict living in the Vatican to having a grandfather in the house, a book by Benedict's closest aide…

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Benedict funeral to be similar to that of reigning popes

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Tens of thousands more people paid homage to former Pope Benedict on Tuesday on the second day his body lay in state, and the Vatican announced…

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German leader Scholz pays tribute to compatriot Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI

Benedict XVI has been described as a "formative figure" by a fellow German, Chancellor Olaf Scholz. Scholz tweets to say the former Pope was "for many, not only in this…

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OBITUARY: Former Pope Benedict was first pontiff to resign in 600 years

VATICAN CITY, Dec 31 - Former Pope Benedict, who died on Saturday aged 95, was the first pontiff in 600 years to resign, leaving behind a Catholic Church battered by…

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Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI – his papacy and retirement

VATICAN CITY, (Reuters) - Former pope Benedict, who died on Saturday 31 December, resigned in 2013, the first pontiff in 600 years to take such a step rather than rule…

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Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI’s condition is ‘unchanged’

In a response to questions from journalists, the Director of the Holy See Press Office, Matteo Bruni, on Friday confirmed that Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI's health condition remains stable at…

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Rituals for Benedict’s passing could be template for future ex popes

VATICAN CITY, Dec 30 (Reuters) - When Pope Gregory XII, the last pope to resign before Benedict, died in 1417, the world was not watching. Gregory had stepped down two years earlier…

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Former Pope Benedict’s condition remains grave but stable – Vatican

VATICAN CITY, Dec 29 (Reuters) - Former Pope Benedict's condition remains "grave" but stable, the Vatican said on Thursday, adding in a statement that he had rested well during the night and…

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Alarm among Catholics over ‘very sick’ Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI

Pope Francis has visited his predecessor Benedict XVI as the Vatican said that the 95-year-old former pope's health worsened on Wednesday morning. Francis described Benedict as being "very sick" during…

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FACTBOX: Former Pope Benedict, his papacy and resignation

VATICAN CITY, Dec 28 (Reuters) - Former pope Benedict, who Pope Francis said on Wednesday was "very sick", resigned in 2013, the first pontiff in 600 years to take such…

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UPDATED: Former pope Benedict is ‘very sick’, Pope Francis says

VATICAN CITY, Dec 28 (Reuters) - Former pope Benedict, 95, who in 2013 became the first pontiff in 600 years to step down, is "very sick," his successor Pope Francis…

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Former Pope Benedict to mount legal defense over abuse cover-up accusation

BERLIN (Reuters) - Former Pope Benedict XVI plans to defend himself in a civil lawsuit lodged at a German court by a man who accuses him of helping to cover…

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Former Pope Benedict acknowledges ‘errors occurred’ in handling of Munich abuse allegations

Former Pope Benedict on Tuesday acknowledged that errors occurred in handling sexual abuse cases when he was Archbishop of Munich and asked for forgiveness, as his lawyers argued he was…

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Conservatives in Catholic Church defend ex pope Benedict after report but experts see legacy dented

Conservatives defended former Pope Benedict against charges of mishandling sexual abuse cases decades ago, but victim groups and experts said the findings of a German report had tarnished the legacy…

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“There is only one Pope”- Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI

Vatican News / Corriere della Sera - Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI’s resignation from the papacy, which became effective eight years ago, [28 February 2013] was a “difficult choice,” but made…

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Vatican states ex Pope Benedict’s health ‘not particularly worrying’

The Vatican, responding to a German newspaper report that former Pope Benedict XVI was seriously ill, said on Monday his condition was “not particularly worrying” and that he was overcoming…

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Former Pope Benedict’s brother Georg dies at 96

Georg Ratzinger, the brother of former Pope Benedict who nurtured a very close relationship over decades to his sibling, has died at the age of 96 in the German town…

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Photo Story: Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI visits his brother in Germany

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI (C) leaves the house of his brother Georg Ratzinger sitting in a wheelchair after a visit in Regensburg, Germany, on Thursday 18 June 2020. Pope Emeritus…

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Pope Benedict XVI defends celibacy priesthood

Retired Pope Benedict XVI has coauthored a new book defending the Catholic Church's practice of a celibate priesthood, in a shocking move that comes as Pope Francis is considering the…

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