Rare masses, red vestments, black shrouds, an ancient mourning period – and live streams. American Catholics turn to tradition and a little technology to honor the late Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI.

But Benedict stuck to his original explanation, with a 2018 documentary, Benedict XVI: in Honor of Truth, providing supporting evidence that the pope emeritus felt he could no longer publicly lead ...

Pope emeritus Benedict XVI speaks with Pope Francis during a papal mass for elderly people at St Peter's square on Sept. 28, 2014 at the Vatican. (TIZIANA FABI/AFP via Getty Images) ...

Benedict was the longest-living pope, having surpa ssed Pope Leo XIII in September 2020. “With sorrow I inform you that the Pope Emeritus, Benedict XVI, passed away today at 9:34 in the Mater ...

The footage in fact shows the former pope Benedict XVI lying in state in January 2023. "The ceremony to honour Pope Francis," reads the Indonesian-language caption of a TikTok video shared on ...

Pope Benedict XVI has been formally installed as Pope in an open-air Mass in St Peter's Square in Rome. ... The Pope, dressed in a gold robe over sacred white vestments, then emerged from the church ...

His first commission for a pope came in 2008 when he designed a vestment for Pope Benedict XVI. This milestone project marked the beginning of his longstanding relationship with the Vatican.

A Boston auxiliary bishop says celebrating the traditional Latin Mass was an overwhelming experience. “In offering the ...

Pope Francis joined tens of thousands of faithful in bidding farewell to Benedict XVI at a rare requiem Mass Thursday for a dead pope presided over by a living one, ending an unprecedented decade ...