Pope Francis attends the funeral of former Pope Benedict, in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Jan 5, 2023. (GUGLIELMO MANGIAPANE / REUTERS) VATICAN CITY — To the sound of tolling bells, 12 pallbearers carried the wooden coffin of Pope Benedict out of St. Peter's Basilica on Thursday and placed it before thousands of faithful […]
Brazilian cardinal Odilo Pedro Scherer (left) pays his respects to Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI as his body lies in state at St Peter's Basilica in the Vatican, on Jan 3, 2023. (FILIPPO MONTEFORTE / AFP) VATICAN CITY – Tens of thousands more people paid homage to former Pope Benedict on Tuesday on the second day […]
This handout picture taken and released on Jan 2, 2023 by the Vatican media shows the body of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI laying in state in a chapel before going to the St Peter's basilica in the Vatican. (HANDOUT / VATICAN MEDIA / AFP) VATICAN CITY – A steady stream of people filed into St. […]
In this Oct 19, 2014 file photo, Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI waves as he arrives to attend a mass for the beatification of former pope Paul VI in St. Peter's square at the Vatican. (TONY GENTILE / REUTERS) VATICAN CITY – Former Pope Benedict, who in 2013 became the first pontiff in 600 years to […]
This photo taken and handout on August 27, 2022 by The Vatican Media shows Pope Francis (right) salute Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI (lrft) as Benedict XVI's aide Georg Gaenswein looks on, as they prepare to meet with new Cardinals following a consistory to create 20 new cardinals in the Vatican. (HANDOUT / VATICAN MEDIA / […]