he asked people to "pray a special prayer for Pope Emeritus Benedict". The Vatican then said the ex-Pope's health had worsened in recent hours. "The situation at the moment remains under control ...

V. Let us pray for our Sovereign Pontiff Benedict XVI. R. The Lord preserve him and give him life, and make him blessed upon the earth, and deliver him not to the will of his enemies.

I also feel supported by the spiritual closeness of all the people of God whom, as I repeated last Sunday, I continue to ask to accompany me with persistent prayer ... Pope appealed to St ...

“It is with sadness tinged with gratitude that we lift up prayers for the eternal rest of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI,” Mahony said in a reflection on the late pope’s passing. “He was a ...

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Pope Benedict’s establishment of the role of pope emeritus, which Father Regoli presents as a natural extension of that of bishop emeritus introduced at Vatican II, has been the subject of ...

following the devastating report which revealed that former Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI failed to act in several cases of abuse, almost a cover-up, while a bishop in Germany. The report refers to ...

The pope emeritus died at 9:34 a.m. in the Mater ... The Mass concluded with prayers at Benedict XVI’s tomb, where Cardinal Koch paused for a moment of silent prayer.

“It is with great sadness that I learned today that Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI has passed away ... Mass — which includes a Good Friday prayer that many view as antisemitic because it ...