Tag: Pope Benedict XVI
Benedict XVI is ready to meet the Lord, says former Vatican...
“He always says goodbye giving you a beautiful smile and feels ready for the definitive encounter with the Lord”
Will Pope Francis rewrite the Rules of Resignation?
Pope Francis has made it known, once again, that he does not intend to give up the Petrine ministry
Benedict XVI was ‘a prophet’ of Church’s future, Pope Francis tells...
“It will be a Church that is more spiritual, poorer, and less political: a Church of the little ones.”
Pope Benedict XVI asks for forgiveness over sex abuse by clergy...
In a letter, the 94-year-old former pope said that his pain was all the greater as he had “borne great responsibility in the Catholic Church”
Full text of Pope Benedict XVI’s letter in response to the...
Letter of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI addressing the report on abuse in the Archdiocese of Munich-Freising
Analysis of the facts by the collaborators of Pope Benedict XVI
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI's advisors explained how the error in the statement for the Munich-based firm of assessors came about
Vatican defends former Pope Benedict XVI’s record on abuse cases
Pope Benedict XVI was "the first pope to meet several times with victims of abuse," said Vatican communications director Andrea Tornielli
Benedict XVI appeals for time to review report on clergy sex...
The pope emeritus “is carefully reading the statements … which fill him with shame and pain about the suffering inflicted on the victims”
Probe finds former Pope Benedict XVI failed to act in German...
Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni also said it intended to examine the report, "the contents of which are not currently known"
Former Pope Benedict XVI under scrutiny in German child abuse probe
Germany's Catholic Church has been rocked by a string of reports in recent years that have exposed widespread abuse of children by clergymen