Secretary of former Pope Benedict XVI, Archbishop Georg Gaenswein holds a mass to mark a one year anniversary of the death of Pope Benedict, in St. Peter's Basilica, the Vatican, Sunday, Dec. 31 ...

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 following his ...

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, who reigned from 2005 until his unexpected resignation in 2013, died Saturday at his residence following several days of declining health, the Vatican announced. He was 95.

Pope Benedict XVI, a fierce defender of church dogma who became the first pontiff in six centuries to abdicate the papacy, died Saturday morning. He was 95 years old. Benedict XVI died at 9:34 AM ...

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, the first man in nearly 600 years to resign from the papacy, died at 95. He was a traditionalist, but also adopted Twitter.

Pope Benedict XVI greets the crowd from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, April 19, 2005, soon after his election. Domenico Stinellis/AP, FILE Before becoming pope ...

He officially became Pope Benedict XVI on April 19, 2005, two weeks after the death of John Paul. MARCO RAVAGLI/AP Benedict blesses the coffin of Pope John during his funeral in St. Peter’s ...

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI’s last words before he died Saturday were, “Lord, I love you,” according to his longtime secretary. Archbishop Georg Gaenswein quoted a nurse who was helping the ...

When Benedict XVI resigned in 2013 citing old age, he became the first Pope in 600 years to step down from the role. Born Joseph Ratzinger, the German cardinal was elected in April 2005 and chose ...

Secretary of former Pope Benedict XVI, Archbishop Georg Gaenswein delivers his speech as he holds a mass to mark a one year anniversary of the death of Pope Benedict, in St. Peter’s Basilica ...

VATICAN CITY — Tributes were paid Sunday on the first anniversary of the death of Pope Benedict XVI, with Pope Francis praising his love and wisdom and Benedict’s private secretary expressing ...