Yahoo

This is Why Pope Benedict XVI Resigned, and Why the Move Was Completely Unprecedented

On February 10, 2013, Pope Benedict XVI issued the stunning declaration that he intended to resign from his post as head of the Catholic Church at the end of the month. The move was virtually ...
LGBTQ Nation

Pope Benedict XVI’s era of queer bashing finally comes to an end with his death

Pope Benedict XVI, a.k.a. Joseph Ratzinger, died over the Christmas holidays. Many Catholics will recall the legacy of his papacy with mixed feelings. First and foremost, Benedict’s papacy will be ...
National Catholic Register

Analysis: A Closer Look at the Ceremonial Details of Benedict XVI’s Funeral

The funeral rite for Benedict XVI followed that which was reserved for Pope John Paul II on April 8, 2005, but there were some differences. Archbishop Georg Ganswein (left), longtime personal ...
Newsday

While Pope Benedict XVI resigned, Francis saw his duty to be 'ad vitam'

VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI stunned the world when he announced his resignation in 2013, the first in 600 years. That led some to wonder if, as he grew increasingly frail and sick, Pope Francis ...
Religion News Service

Pope Benedict XVI: A man at odds with the modern world who leaves a legacy of intellectual brilliance and controversy

(The Conversation) — Pope Benedict XVI led the Catholic Church at a crucial time and had to confront a growing sexual abuse scandal. While the brilliance of this intellectual legacy will certainly ...
Word on Fire

Recent Ratzingeria: A Scholar’s Top 10 Benedict XVI Reads

The following are the top ten publications of significant reference works that primarily deal with Ratzinger’s fundamental ...
Yahoo

Live Updates | The funeral of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI

Faithful arrive into St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, ahead of the funeral mass for late Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Benedict died at 95 on Dec. 31 in the monastery on the ...
Salon

RIP Pope Benedict XVI — but let’s not ignore all the harm he did the church and its people

They say you should never speak ill of the dead, but we may need to make an exception for Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. I don’t presume to judge the state of his soul when he met his maker. But in the ...
PolitiFact

Pope Benedict wanted a simple funeral. There’s no evidence he asked that Biden not attend

There is no evidence that President Joe Biden was specifically uninvited from Pope Benedict XVI’s funeral. The Vatican announced that Benedict wished for his funeral to be simple and confirmed it ...
The American Conservative

Benedict XVI As Katechon

Good morning from Budapest, where I am preparing to head to the airport to go to Rome for Benedict XVI's funeral. I will be in the crowd in St. Peter's Square, praying with the faithful. Before I ...
CBS News

Pope Benedict XVI's funeral led by his successor, Pope Francis, in a first for the Catholic Church

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI was laid to rest Thursday in Vatican City in the first funeral ever conducted by a sitting pope for his predecessor. Pope Francis, who has led the Catholic Church since his ...