Conclave: What happens when a Pope dies and how is a new Pontiff selected? - Renewed interest in Vatican tradition on back of ...

A hospitalized Pope Francis is receiving prayers for a quick recovery from some Long Island Catholics even as they ...

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Benedict XVI, the 265th pope of the Catholic Church, died Saturday at the age of 95. He was the longest-serving Supreme Pontiff in history, having surpassed Leo XIII (1810-1903). The pope emeritus ...

A traditionalist Catholic bishop whose denial of the Holocaust created a scandal when Pope Benedict XVI rehabilitated him has died ROME -- Richard Williamson, an ultra-traditionalist Catholic ...

Technically, any baptized Roman Catholic male can be elected pope, including archbishops from the United States, like ...

Here’s a look at Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI’s life. Personal Birth date: April 16, 1927 Death date: December 31, 2022 Birth ...