A traditionalist Catholic bishop whose denial of the Holocaust created a scandal when Pope Benedict XVI rehabilitated him has ...

So she sent the limb to a mortician who embalmed it and held an open-casket funeral for it with her friends and family. Her video of the event, which featured Doucette, her loved ones and her ...

The Pope appealed to St. Benedict for help "to hold firm Christ's central position in our lives. May he always be first in our thoughts and in all our activities!" Before concluding, Benedict XVI ...

Speculation about Francis' health is a constant in Vatican circles, especially after Pope Benedict XVI broke 600 years of tradition and resigned from the papacy in 2013. Benedict's aides have ...

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When a pope dies, or more rarely resigns (Francis's direct predecessor, Benedict XVI, was the first to step down since Gregory XII in 1415), the college of cardinals gathers in the Vatican to ...

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and Pope Benedict XVI later named him prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints in 2008. Benedict created him a cardinal in 2010. “Faithful to his motto ‘Sufficit gratia mea,’ [ ...

Francis’ willingness to suppress the movement outright contrasts with the decision taken by his predecessor, Pope Benedict XVI, when faced with another powerful and wealthy Latin American ...

Shane Grinder, for assuming his command responsibilities while the former personally oversaw the late commander in chief's casket detail. "I'm tremendously grateful for 1st Sgt. Grinder ...