At the traditional evening prayer service marking the end of the year, Pope Francis focused on kindness and gentleness, pointing to the late Pope Benedict XVI as an...
Retired Pope Benedict XVI passed away Dec. 31 at 9:34 a.m. in his residence at the Mater Ecclesiae Monastery in the Vatican Gardens. Pope Francis is scheduled to preside...
The Vatican said Dec. 30 that retired Pope Benedict XVI continues to be in serious, but stable condition and was able to participate in Mass celebrated in his room...