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Pope Francis resignation letter comes to light after pontiff celebrates 86th birthday
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoPope Francis has revealed in an interview published Sunday that shortly after being elected pontiff...
Pope Francis Reveals He Wrote a Resignation Letter Years Ago in Case He Needs to Step Down
People via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMost pontiffs serve for life but Pope Benedict XVI became the first leader of the Catholic Church to...
Pope in 2013 signed resignation letter in case of bad health
Reuters via Yahoo News· 1 year agoROME (Reuters) -Pope Francis revealed in a new interview published on Sunday that after he was...
Vatican faces an unprecedented challenge: How to hold a funeral for Pope Emeritus Benedict
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFor the first time in 600 years, the Vatican is holding a historic event: the funeral of a former...
Pope Benedict XVI Dies at 95
National Review via Yahoo News· 1 year agoPope Benedict XVI, whose papacy extended from 2005 to 2013 and who was the first pope in 600 years to resign, died Saturday at the age of 95. The pope,...
Pope Benedict XVI, Stern Defender Of Conservative Catholic Identity, Dead At Age 95
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 1 year agoPope Emeritus Benedict XVI, the German theologian who will be remembered as the first pope in 600...
Pope Benedict XVI, who promoted traditional faith in the modern world, dies at 95
Fortune via Yahoo Finance· 1 year agoBenedict XVI leaves behind a complex legacy as a Pope and theologian. To many observers, Benedict,...
Pope Francis Requests 'Special Prayer' for 'Very Sick' Predecessor Pope Benedict XVI
People via Yahoo News· 1 year agoPope Francis is asking for prayers for his predecessor Pope Benedict XVI after the Vatican said on...
The health of retired pope Benedict XVI is 'worsening,' Vatican says
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoPope Francis is asking the faithful for their prayers as the health of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI...
Former Pope Benedict XVI Dead at 95
Parade via Yahoo News· 1 year agoHis funeral will be held on Jan. 5. Former Pope Benedict XVI has died. He was 95. The Pope died on Saturday in his home, a monastery in the Vatican where...