VATICAN CITY -- Former Pope Benedict XVI, who died Saturday in a monastery in the Vatican at the age of 95, asked for forgiveness for those he has "wronged" in the spiritual testament published ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis honored his predecessor Benedict XVI, the German theologian who made history by retiring, presiding Thursday over a rare requiem Mass for a dead pontiff by a living ...

A brilliant thinker and prolific writer, Pope Benedict XVI wrote 66 books in his lifetime. His final work, “What Is Christianity? The Last Writings,” was published in Italian on Jan. 20, just weeks ...

German prosecutors looking into historical cases of sexual abuse by clergy in the Munich archdiocese said Tuesday that they initially investigated the late Pope Benedict XVI on suspicion of being an ...

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 ...

Thousands of pilgrims, including President Sergio Mattarella of Italy (above), paid their respects to Pope Benedict XVI, who died Dec. 31, at St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican. The exposition of ...

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 ...

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, one of the foremost theologians of the 20th century and the first pontiff in nearly 600 years to resign from the papacy, was laid to rest Thursday following a funeral Mass ...

The burial of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI does not mark the end of the struggles between conservatives and moderates within the Catholic Church. In fact, it may be the beginning of their ...

Vatican officials have confirmed that the health of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI has worsened after Pope Francis asked the faithful to pray for his predecessor. “Regarding the health conditions of the ...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis joined tens of thousands of the Roman Catholic faithful Thursday in bidding farewell to Benedict XVI at a rare requiem Mass for a dead pope presided over by a living one, ...

Benedict is "deeply grateful for the understanding, support, and prayers" VATICAN CITY, Feb. 27, 2013— -- On his final full day as the leader of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Benedict XVI ...