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 ...

The pope is quite the fashionista. Feb. 28, 2013— -- intro:He might be the leader of the Catholic world and the top dog of one of the longest-running insitutions in human history. But that ...

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 ...

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 ...

Pope Benedict XVI’s announcement that he would step down at the end of the month is stunning but not surprising for a man with experience running a critical sector of the Vatican hierarchy while his ...

On his last day in office on Thursday, Pope Benedict XVI offered a final blessing to his cardinals, and pledged his loyalty to the new pope—whoever that may be. Benedict began the day by delivering a ...

You know, whenever I'm in the market for marriage advice, the only person I trust is an unmarried guy in a dress. It also helps if he was also once a Hitler Youth. So you can imagine that whenever ...

Pope Benedict XVI will resign on Febraury 28 at 8pm Rome time. The 85-year old German pontiff made his announcement in Latin to cardinals, who were gathered in Rome to vote on the proclamation of new ...

On Saturday, L'Osservatore Romano, the newspaper of the Vatican, published excerpts of a book-length interview between Pope Benedict XVI and the German journalist Peter Seewald. The book, Light of the ...