The Vatican estimated that about 50,000 mourners gathered for the late Pope's Mass on Thursday. Benedict was a 'powerful presence' for Pope Francis What the death of a former pope means for the ...
Pope Francis handed box of papers over ‘most difficult and painful’ Vatican scandals by Benedict - Pope Francis’ reveals in ...
Pope Benedict chose to work through the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF), which he had led under Pope St. John Paul II, rather than the Vatican’s Council for Promoting Christian ...
In 2008, on a papal visit to the United States, Benedict visited New York’s Park East Synagogue on the eve of Passover, in the first visit by a pope to an American synagogue. “Shalom!
Benedict XVI’s pontificate lasted from 2005 to 2013, ending with the first papal resignation in nearly 600 years. Even before his election as pope, he had profoundly influenced the worldwide ...