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Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI Dies Aged 95

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI has died at the age of 95, almost a decade after he resigned because of ailing…

2 years ago

Pope Francis suggests he may resign like Pope Benedict

In a recent interview with Mexican television, marking the second anniversary of his election, Pope Francis has suggested he may…

10 years ago

Popes John Paul II and John XXIII declared saints of Catholic Church

Pope Francis has declared Popes John Paul II and John XXIII saints in a ceremony attended by hundreds of thousands…

11 years ago

How is sainthood earned?

Pope John Paul II and Pope John XXIII’s canonization is bringing attention to the complex process of becoming a saint,…

11 years ago

Pope John Paul II and Pope John XXIII to be declared saints in Vatican ceremony

Pope John Paul II and Pope John XXIII are to be declared saints at an unprecedented open-air ceremony in Rome…

11 years ago

Pope Benedict XVI defrocked 400 priests in two years over child abuse claims

Former Pope Benedict XVI defrocked nearly 400 priests in only two years over claims of child abuse, the Vatican has…

11 years ago

Pope Francis drew four times as many people in 2013 than Pope Benedict had in all of 2012

According to the figures released by the Vatican, more than 6.6 million people attended the papal events presided by Pope…

11 years ago

Pope Francis named Best Dressed Man of 2013 by Esquire magazine

Pope Francis has been named the best dressed man of 2013 by Esquire magazine. According to CNN, the magazine admits…

11 years ago

Pope Francis named Man of the Year by Vanity Fair

Pope Francis has been named “Man of the Year” by the latest Italian edition of Vanity Fair. The Argentinean pontiff,…

11 years ago

Pope Francis shuns new Mercedes popemobile in favor of borrowed 20-year-old Fiat Campagnola

Pope Francis is visiting the tiny island of Lampedusa, where instead of tooling around in the popemobile, he's making his…

11 years ago

Pope Francis says Pope Benedict’s decision to resign was a great example

Pope Francis said during his Sunday Angelus address to pilgrims gathered in St. Peter's Square that Pope Benedict XVI's decision…

11 years ago

Pope Francis confirms gay lobby inside Vatican

Pope Francis has acknowledged the existence of a "gay lobby" inside the Vatican. The pontiff also said there was a…

11 years ago

Turin Shroud on live TV for the first time

Italy's Rai TV broadcast for the first time images of the Turin Shroud, which is revered by many Christians as…

12 years ago

Pope Election Day 2: Black smoke signaling second and third vote inconclusive

Black smoke has poured from Sistine Chapel chimney, signaling that the second and third votes in the Papal election have…

12 years ago

Pope Election Day 2: Cardinals resume papal deliberations

Cardinals are beginning their second day of deliberations in the Vatican conclave to elect a new pope, after an indecisive…

12 years ago

Papal Election: chimney installed on top of Sistine Chapel

Firefighters have fitted a chimney on top of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican ahead of the conclave which will…

12 years ago

Next pope election to begin on March 12

Vatican announced today that Roman Catholic cardinals will begin electing a new pope on March 12 as 115 cardinals gathered…

12 years ago

Roman Catholic cardinals begin talks on next Pope election in Rome

Roman Catholic cardinals from around the world are due to meet in Rome to begin the process of electing the…

12 years ago

Pope Benedict XVI resignation: What’s next?

Pope Benedict XVI's resignation today is forcing the Vatican to consider some unusual questions. Here are 10 answers: 1. Name…

12 years ago

Pope Benedict XVI leaves Vatican

Pope Benedict XVI has officially resigned today, saying that he now "will simply be a pilgrim" starting his last journey…

12 years ago

Pope Benedict XVI vows unconditional obedience to his successor

Pope Benedict XVI has vowed "unconditional obedience and reverence" to his successor. The pontiff was speaking on his final day…

12 years ago

Pope Benedict XVI final general audience gathers thousands of pilgrims in St Peter’s Square

Thousands of pilgrims gathered in St Peter's Square in the Vatican for Pope Benedict XVI's final general audience. The Pope…

12 years ago

Pope Benedict XVI will be known as “pope emeritus” and will retain the honorific “His Holiness” after resignation

Vatican officials announced today that Pope Benedict XVI will be known as "pope emeritus" and will retain the honorific "His…

12 years ago

Cardinal Keith O’Brien steps down as leader of Scottish Catholic Church

Cardinal Keith O'Brien, Britain's most senior Roman Catholic cleric, is stepping down as leader of the Scottish Catholic Church. The…

12 years ago

Pope Benedict XVI changes law on conclave

Vatican has announced that Pope Benedict XVI has amended Roman Catholic Church law so that the conclave selecting his successor…

12 years ago