Pope Benedict XVI delivered an emotional last Sunday prayer in St. Peter’s Square, saying God had told him to devote himself to prayer but assuring supporters he would not “abandon” the Church.
Pope Benedict XVI has spent much of his eight-year papacy in the shadow of his larger-than-life predecessor John Paul II, only to burst into the limelight with his shock resignation announcement on Monday.
The Vatican gendarmerie has been an intriguing protagonist in the cloak-and-dagger “Vatileaks” case, set to wrap up on Saturday with a verdict in the trial of a Holy See computer technician.
Pope Benedict XVI names seven new saints on Sunday including the first Native American, marking the start of a “Year of Faith” aimed at countering the rising tide of secularism in the West.
Pope Benedict XVI appealed for peace in the world’s troublespots in his Easter Sunday message but one of the holiest days for Christians was marred by fresh violence in Nigeria and Syria.
Pope Benedict XVI led the world’s Catholics in marking Good Friday amid a sense of growing concern over rebellion against the Church’s dogmas and the fate of Christians in the Middle East.
A pope perceived as reserved and even cold, seemed happy and reinvigorated by the warm welcome he received Friday from the faithful of Benin, a young church for which he has great hopes.
MADRID—Pope Benedict XVI called Thursday for the economy to work for people, not profit, as he landed in crisis-torn Spain where protesters decried the cost of his visit. He delivered the message hours after demonstrators clashed with pilgrims and riot police in Madrid as they vented fury over the expense of World Youth Day celebrations [...]
