Pope
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World
He Called the Pope a ‘Filthy Leftist.’ Now He Wants to Be President.
Javier Milei is leading the race to be Argentina’s next president. But he is dogged by his past broadsides against…
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Opinion
How the Extraordinary Became Normal in Catholicism
The Francis era in Roman Catholicism is a good example of how the abnormal and even extraordinary can come to…
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World
Some find fault with Francis’ homily for Benedict.
VATICAN CITY — The unusual nature of Thursday’s funeral for Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, presided over by his successor, Pope…
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World
Faithful Gather in the Vatican to View Pope Benedict’s Body
Tens of thousands came to see the pope emeritus, who died on Saturday at age 95, as he lay in…
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World
Benedict Leaves Behind a Conflicted Legacy on Clerical Sexual Abuse
Joseph Ratzinger was accused of mishandling cases when he was bishop of Munich, but as pope he was credited with…
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Opinion
The First Afterlife of Pope Benedict XVI
The first pope to resign was Celestine V, born Pietro Da Morrone, who was living the life of a pious…
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World
Biden and Pelosi pay homage to Pope Benedict XVI.
CHRISTIANSTED, V.I. — President Biden praised former Pope Benedict XVI for his “generosity” on Saturday, joining other American Catholics in…
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World
With Benedict’s Death, an Unprecedented Moment for the Modern Church
Benedict stunned the Roman Catholic world by becoming the first pope in nearly 600 years to resign. Now his death…
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World
Benedict was criticized for his leadership of the church’s sex abuse scandal.
The clerical sex abuse scandal festered and then broke open under Pope John Paul II in the years that Cardinal…
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World
His resignation as pope in 2013 shocked the world.
ROME — When Benedict XVI resigned in 2013, he was the first pope to do so in six centuries, and…