“I have arrived this far, taken these actions, removed these people, now it’s your turn,” said Benedict XVI ... is the first ...

Pope Benedict XVI, backed his support for same-sex civil unions. The claim comes in Francis’s new book, The Successor: My Memories of Benedict XVI, published this week in Spain and based on ...

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 ...

Just one week after the funeral of Benedict XVI, his closest aide released ... emeritus and his more liberal successor Pope Francis. Georg Gaenswein's book reveals private conversations with ...

Following Benedict XVI’s departure in 2013 ... It is the second of two books in two years by the pope, following a memoir released in March 2024. Elsewhere in the book, Francis strongly defends ...

Pope Benedict XVI, who was elected after the death of John Paul II, shocked the world when he became the first pope to resign in 600 years in 2013, paving the way for the election of Jorge Mario ...

(Corrects book publication day to Wednesday, not Tuesday, in paragraph 2) By Alvise Armellini VATICAN CITY, April 2 (Reuters) - Pope Francis found an ally in his predecessor Benedict XVI when he ...