Without basis, without charity, Pope Francis and his advisors stripped that venerable gem away from Catholics almost entirely.

In accordance with time-honored traditions, the Fisherman's Ring is ceremoniously destroyed—typically melted down—following the death of a pope. This deliberate act serves two main purposes.

Upon the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI in 2013, Federico Lombardi, S.J., of the Vatican press office said that “After he resigns, the Holy Father will be known as ‘His Holiness, Benedict ...

The debate in the Catholic Church over the celebration of the old Latin Mass is heating up just as Pope Leo XIV’s pontificate ...

The last time this happened, in 2013, Catholics weren't mourning the death of the Holy Father; instead, they were reeling from the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI, something that hadn't happened ...

Francis noted that in the novel, “everyone seems listless and passive, it seems obvious that the sick should be gotten rid of ...

Former personal secretary of Pope Benedict XVI Archbishop Georg Ganswein signs a deed as the Body Of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI is laid to rest in his coffin ahead of his Funeral in St Peter’s ...

The last time this happened, in 2013, Catholics weren't mourning the death of the Holy Father; instead, they were reeling from the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI, something that hadn't happened ...

In 2013, after the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI, Bergoglio was elected to the papacy, selecting the pontifical name “Francis” after St. Francis of Assisi, a choice that set the tone for ...

Conclaves are held only when the papacy is vacated, typically upon a pope’s death or retirement. When Pope Benedict XVI, citing age and faltering health, stepped down from the post in 2013 after ...

Pope Francis held a funeral ceremony for his predecessor, Pope Benedict XVI (Joseph Ratzinger), who resigned in 2013, acquiring the title of Emeritus. (Pho Expand ...

The changes became necessary after Francis expressed his own wishes, and after Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI died on 31 December 2022. For Benedict, the Vatican had to work out the novelty of a ...