Benedict, who faced blistering criticism ... 2013 conclave when he was elected pope. He has already dictated how his funeral will go. No catafalque (an ornate platform to place a coffin on ...

Mary Maguire, who is from Letterkenny, read the second reading at the funeral in St ... 50,000 mourners gathered for the late Pope's Mass on Thursday. Benedict was a 'powerful presence' for ...

While popes often tinker with the rules regulating the conclave that will elect their successor, a revision of the papal funeral rites became seemingly necessary after Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI ...

Pope Francis has thrown a wrench in some of the speculation about a future conclave. He's decided to extend the term of the ...

Excommunicated Bishop Richard Williamson passed away January 29 at the age of 84, following a cerebral hemorrhage.

Ordained as a bishop by a traditionalist sect, he was excommunicated and then reinstated by the Vatican, but he was undone by ...

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 ...

While popes often tinker with the rules regulating the conclave that will elect their successor, a revision of the papal funeral rites became necessary after Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI died on ...