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President Muhammadu BuhariBy DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has commiserated with Pope Francis, the Catholic Church in Nigeria and around the world, as well as all Christian faithful mourning the passing of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. President Buhari in his condolence message issued by his spokesman Mr Femi…

VATICAN CITY (AP) — If ever there was a moment that embodied the surreal novelty created by the first papal resignation in 600 years, it came on the morning of March 23, 2013: Newly elected Pope Francis had traveled to the papal summer retreat south of Rome and was greeted…

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — On the final day of  2022, Pope Benedict XVI died, putting an end to a year already marked with challenges old and new at the Vatican, even as Pope Francis continues to steer the centuries-old institution amid growing polarization within the church and society. From encouraging…

Author of the article: Associated Press Nicole Winfield Published Dec 29, 2022  •  3 minute read Join the conversation A man looks at picture of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, placed in the church in Marktl, Germany, on December 28, 2022. Photo by KERSTIN JOENSSON /AFP via Getty Images VATICAN CITY…

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, died Saturday. He was 95. Benedict stunned the world on Feb. 11, 2013, when he announced,…

A statement from Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said Pope Francis asked for continued prayers 'to accompany him in these difficult hours' Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI (Andrew Medichini/AP) Thu, 29 Dec, 2022 - 13:58 Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI is lucid, conscious and stable but his condition remains serious, the Vatican said…

Earlier: In June 2016 at the Vatican, both living popes made a rare joint appearance when Pope Francis celebrated Pope Benedict’s 65th year in the priesthood. Photo: ReutersBy Francis X. Rocca Updated Dec. 28, 2022 1:54 pm ET ROME—Pope Francis on Wednesday said that his 95-year-old predecessor, retired Pope Benedict…

Pope Francis has said that Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, who in 2013 became the first pontiff to resign in six centuries, is 'very ill' and urged people to pray for him. The head of the Catholic Church paid a visit to his 95-year-old predecessor at his home in a former…

This article was originally published at The Post Millennial, a part of the Human Events Media Group. ***** Pope Benedict's health has deteriorated and he is "very sick," Pope Francis said during an event at the Vatican on Wednesday. The 95-year-old former pontiff resigned from the position nine years ago.…

Updated 1 month ago · Published on 28 Dec 2022 9:00PM · Pope Francis (r) holds hands of frail looking Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI (l) as Benedict XVI's aide Georg Gaenswein looks on. – AFP pic, December 28, 2022. Pope Francis said today that former pontiff Benedict XVI, 95, whose…