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Published
January 3, 2023

An account of Benedict’s papacy to be sealed in his coffin

A one-page account of Benedict’s nearly eight-year papacy will be put into a metal cylinder and placed inside the coffin, along with other items including Vatican coins minted during his reign.
Published
December 30, 2022

Vatican says Pope Emeritus Benedict in stable condition, participated in Mass

On Wednesday, Pope Francis revealed that his 95-year-old predecessor was “very ill” and he went to see him in his home in the Vatican Gardens.
Published
December 29, 2022

Pope Benedict XVI lucid, stable, but in serious condition

In 2013, he became the first pope in 600 years to resign, and he chose to live out his retirement in seclusion in a converted monastery in the Vatican Gardens.
Published
October 26, 2022

Catholic Diocese of Buffalo settles AG suit by agreeing to strengthen clergy oversight

Criticism of the diocese led to the 2019 resignation of Bishop Richard Malone, who had been leader of the Catholic Church in Maine before transferring to Buffalo.
Published
August 11, 2022

Pope Francis meets transgender guests of Rome church

The Blessed Immaculate Virgin community in the Torvaianica neighborhood on Rome’s outskirts opened its doors to transgender people during the coronavirus pandemic.

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Published
July 25, 2022

Pope apologizes for ‘catastrophic’ school policy in Canada

The long-awaited apology opened Pope Francis’ weeklong 'penitential pilgrimage' to Canada.
Published
July 22, 2022

Indigenous Canadians wary, hopeful as pope prepares apology

Pope Francis will visit Monday to apologize for abuses in a system designed to sever Native children from their tribal, family and religious bonds.
Published
July 6, 2022

Cardinal Hummes, close friend of Pope Francis, dies at 87

The Brazilian Catholic cardinal inspired the pontiff to pick his name after the 2013 conclave,
Published
November 12, 2021

If canonized, Detroit priest Father Solanus Casey would be a rarity among saints: American

While there are more than 10,000 saints in the Roman Catholic Church, fewer than a dozen are from the United States.
Published
October 29, 2021

Pope told Biden he should ‘keep receiving Communion,’ president says

Some U.S. bishops have suggested that the president be denied the Catholic sacrament because of his support for abortion rights and same-sex marriage.