Unlike Francis’ German predecessor, Pope Benedict XV, who was buried in January 2023 ... wearing a red robe and a white bishop’s mitre, with a rosary clasped in his hands.

Unlike Francis' German predecessor, Pope Benedict XV, who was buried in January 2023 ... wearing a red robe and a white bishop's mitre, with a rosary clasped in his hands. After the funeral ...

Unlike Francis' German predecessor, Pope Benedict XV, who was buried in January 2023 ... wearing a red robe and a white bishop's mitre, with a rosary clasped in his hands. What's next?

When Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio emerged onto the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica after the conclave of March 2013, few ...

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI was the first pope in 600 years to resign. He did so at the age of 85 in 2013, leading to the election of Pope Francis. Pope Benedict died at the age of 95 on New Year ...

Among the more extraordinary stories from the Vatican's 1,000-year-plus past is that of Benedict IX, a medieval pope whose reign was anything but stable. Benedict IX's papacy was marked by being ...

Benedict IX spent his final years in seclusion, possibly at a monastery. The Catholic Church is in mourning following the death of Pope Francis. As is customary, with the death of a pope ...

The last papal election took place in 2013 after Pope Benedict XVI became the first pope in nearly 600 years to resign, citing advanced age and declining health. Historically, popes have served ...

VATICAN, Holy See — The Vatican published Tuesday a photo and video of Pope Francis in his open coffin, dressed in a red robe with the papal mitre on his head and a rosary in his hand.