Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, the shy German theologian who tried to reawaken Christianity in a secularized Europe but will forever be remembered as the first pontiff in 600 years to resign from the job ...

Pope Benedict XVI has died aged 95, the Vatican says He succeeded John Paul II as Pope in 2005, but stepped down in 2013 citing his advanced age He was the first pope in nearly 600 years to resign, ...

The decision by Pope Benedict XVI to resign due to his “advanced age” and “deteriorating strength” has been received in the local religious community with admiration and as a sign of his humility.

Retired pope Benedict XVI has denied speculation that he was pressured to leave office, saying his decision was freely made and his alone. Benedict wrote to the Vatican correspondent for La Stampa ...

An adult faith, he once said, is not one that “follows the waves of fashion and the latest novelty.” Most people saw Pope Benedict XVI - who announced Monday he would resign on February 28 for health ...

The gracefulness of his departure may turn out to be the biggest part of Pope Benedict’s legacy, according to Diaz and others, freeing future pontiffs to resign when the time is right. “People live a ...

"Pope Benedict XVI has gone to our Father's House. Today the world has lost one of the greatest theologians of the 20th and ...

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Former Pope Benedict XVI died on Saturday at age 95. Born Joseph Alois Ratzinger, the German Cardinal who succeeded Pope John ...