Tag: Pope Benedict XVI

“As a member of the Chinese Church, I am immensely grateful to Pope Benedict for things he has done that he did not do for other Churches”

The late pontiff will be remembered “above all for his literary and scholarly output”

Simple rituals of prayer, holy water, incense, and silent goodbyes began in darkness inside the Vatican’s Mater Ecclesiae Monastery

Catholics have traveled to the Vatican from both near and far to see the late pope for the last time and to pray for his eternal repose

In a letter to Church leaders, the Nunciature expressed its “profound gratitude for all the prayerful even that will be undertaken”

A memorial to honor the late Pope Benedict XVI has been set up at the Christ the King Chapel inside the Manila Cathedral on Jan. 1, 2023

Pope Francis encouraged everyone to see the new year as an opportunity to do good by sharing God’s love with “the people next door"

The square in front of St Peter's Basilica was busy with visitors when big screens used to broadcast services flashed up an unusual message

"Benedict XVI was an eminent religious and state figure, a convinced defender of traditional Christian values"

Tributes have poured in after former pope Benedict XVI died, almost a decade after he became the first pope to resign in six centuries