He died at the age of 65 of a heart attack ... The 88-year-old became head of the Catholic Church on March 13, 2013, ...

But the 88-year-old pope has spoken about the possibility of resignation ... God willing.” And what changed after Benedict ...

Canon law requires a papal resignation to be “freely and properly manifested” — as was the case when Benedict ... died on the job. The only time papal power changes hands is when a pope ...

Pope Benedict was buried in the same tomb that until 2011 was occupied by his predecessor John Paul II, who died in 2005. The wooden lid on Benedict's outermost coffin was decorated with a simple ...

He died at the age of 65 of a heart attack ... following the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI. He has been hospitalized for nearly a month, but on Monday, doctors said Francis is no longer ...

The previous conclave - when Pope Benedict stepped down in 2013 - took just a day, but technically they can last weeks, months or even years. In modern times, they have tended to only last a few days.

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI ... there are many projects to bring to fruition, God willing.” Benedict died Dec. 31, 2022, at the age of 95. In his first interview with The Associated Press ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis has marked the 12th anniversary of his pontificate in the hospital as he received increasingly ...