The funeral of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, who died on Saturday at the age of 95, will take place today in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, following a "solemn" but "sober" ceremony that will be attended, according to official estimates, by thousands of people. The Mass, celebrated by Giovanni Battista Re, Dean of the College of Cardinals, and presided over by Pope Francis, began...
The President of the Republic, Filipe Nyusi, on Wednesday sent his condolences to Pope Francis on the death of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, highlighting the "humility that always characterized him". "His resignation, for health reasons, was a true testimony to the humility that always characterized him," said Filipe Nyusi, quoted in a note from the Presidency of the Republic, sent...
The funeral of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, scheduled for Thursday, will be similar to the traditions used in the ceremonies of his predecessors, but with adaptations because he is not a pontiff in office, the Vatican announced yesterday. Benedict XVI died on December 31 at the age of 95, having abdicated in 2013, becoming the first...
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI has left a spiritual testament in which he asks for "heartfelt forgiveness" from those he may have harmed in his life and urges the Church to "stand firm" in the faith in the face of ideas that try to fight it. "To all those whom I have harmed in any way, I ask forgiveness from the heart," reads the document entitled "The...
Joseph Ratzinger's papacy was marked by his sudden and almost unprecedented departure from office for health reasons. He died this Saturday at the age of 95. Just under ten years after giving up his post, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI died this Saturday, the Vatican confirmed. Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger was 95 years old. "With regret...