Watch Live: Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI Is Laid to Rest in the Vatican
Pope Francis presides over the funeral of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI on the steps of St. Peter’s Basilica.
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Pope Francis’ Homily for Benedict Calls Him a ‘Faithful Friend’ of Jesus
Pope Francis’ short speech honored the former pontiff, whose life’s work was meditating on the life of Jesus, and who faced many challenges before retiring in 2013.
Watch Live: Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI Is Laid to Rest in the Vatican
Pope Francis presides over the funeral of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI on the steps of St. Peter’s Basilica.
Ahead of Pope Benedict’s Funeral, Faithful Gather in the Vatican
About 200,000 came to see the pope emeritus, who died on Saturday at age 95, as he lay in state for three days ahead of his funeral on Thursday.
Benedict’s Death Leaves Catholic Conservatives Bereft
Even after his resignation as pope, traditionalists invoked Benedict’s name and sought to draw him into internecine ideological wars. Now he is gone.
With Benedict’s Death, an Unprecedented Moment for the Modern Church
Benedict stunned the Roman Catholic world by becoming the first pope in nearly 600 years to resign. Now his death leaves a living pope presiding over the funeral of his predecessor.